Media releases
6 September 2017
Plenty of options for safety conscious buyers
The growing market of 5 star rated cars has been added to with the latest release of vehicle safety ratings giving safety conscious buyers plenty more options to choose from.
23 August 2017
Electric vehicles to share 2017 NZ Car of the Year spotlight
Electric vehicles have their own category for the first time in the 2017 New Zealand Car of the Year awards.
22 August 2017
10,000 in 10 years: the AA calls for park and ride step-change in Auckland
This follows a survey of 1,000 AA Members who commute to the CBD and who live close to stations on the rail network or the Northern Busway.
4 August 2017
New Auckland transport package a welcome prospect
Though details are yet to be revealed, the Government has indicated a multi-billion dollar package to increase funding to a range of major projects across the city over the next decade, and to help bring projects like the Northwestern Busway and Mill Road forward.
27 July 2017
3 stars not good enough for family-focussed people mover
The rating applies to all van and people mover variants of the LDV G10 from June 2015 and onwards.
11 July 2017
Practice the basics as weather packs in, the AA warns
With snow, heavy rain and gales predicted to cause days of travel disruptions for much of the South Island and lower North Island, the AA is reminding drivers to take their time on the roads and avoid driving if possible.
29 June 2017
New Land Rover ticks the right boxes for Kiwi families
The list of safe cars that New Zealand families can choose from has grown after the latest Land Rover Discovery achieved a 5 star ANCAP safety rating across all its diesel variants.
29 May 2017
Kiwis prefer trainers to TVs in winter
More than half of us think of ourselves as home-bodies over winter, according to a new AA Traveller survey, but we’re a lot more active than we give ourselves credit for.
25 May 2017
New cars hit the market with stellar safety rating
The new Subaru XV and Holden Astra sedan have hit the New Zealand new car market with an impressive 5 star ANCAP safety rating.
8 May 2017
Be smart about your speed this Road Safety Week
Go at the right speed for the right conditions is the message the AA would like drivers to take on board this Road Safety Week.