Media releases
27 January 2016
Auckland Transport Package will help restore public confidence
As part of his State of the Nation address, Prime Minister John Key advised that the Government will formalise its funding commitment to the City Rail Link (CRL) from 2020, allowing a 2018 start date for the project. The Government will also streamline consenting for the East West Connections roading project in order to bring forward construction.
26 January 2016
Competition grows with the release of new ANCAP ratings
A string of 5 stars kicks off the New Year with the Mercedes-Benz GLC, Lexus RX and the Jaguar XE all awarded the highest ANCAP safety ratings.
14 January 2016
NZ golf tourism set to get trans-Tasman boost
Golf tourism in New Zealand is set to get a boost after the launch of the Great NZ Golf Guide, a new AA Traveller/Tourism New Zealand partner publication that will highlight the very best New Zealand has to offer golfers.
31 December 2015
Tragic increase in annual road toll
A tragic second straight year of more deaths on our roads is extremely sad and troubling, says the Automobile Association.This year’s road toll was 321 deaths. That is 27 more deaths than last year’s road toll. The number of deaths can vary greatly from year-to-year and the previous five years’ annual road tolls have been:
23 December 2015
AA urges extra care on holiday highways
The AA is expecting New Zealand’s highways to be extra busy these holidays, meaning drivers need to take extra care.“With fuel prices low, Christmas falling on a Friday and record numbers of tourists coming to our shores the conditions are lined-up for huge numbers of holidaymakers to head away on the roads,” says AA spokesperson Dylan Thomsen.“A lot of people are going to be heading out from the cities and driving on unfamiliar roads that are carrying much more traffic than usual. That really increases the risks of a crash so the AA is urging everyone to drive to the conditions and stay safe.”The four key holiday driving tips the AA would like drivers to remember are:
15 December 2015
Demand for travel information grows as summer sets in
New Zealand’s love for a good summer adventure has seen domestic travel experts AA Traveller distribute more than three million maps and guides to keep up with growing demand.
10 December 2015
New Zealand Car of the Year – the electrifying BMW i3
It was an electrifying moment in the naming of the 2015 New Zealand Car of the Year at an event hosted by the AA and the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland.
10 December 2015
Safety double act at the New Zealand Car of the Year awards
Two vehicles have taken top billing as the safest available on the Kiwi market at the 2015 New Zealand Car of the Year awards on Wednesday.
12 November 2015
AA celebrates 1.5 million Member milestone
When Akaroa’s 18-year-old Joseph O’Malley signed up to the AA, he didn’t realise he had just tipped its Membership count to 1.5 million.
6 November 2015
AA welcomes new initiatives targeting drink driving
An alcohol interlock pilot programme being introduced by the Department of Corrections is a positive step in preventing drink driving, says the Automobile Association.