Media releases
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.
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.
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.
5 November 2015
People’s Choice voting opens – Which is YOUR car of the year?
Voting is now open for the 2015 New Zealand Car of the Year People’s Choice award.
3 November 2015
PetrolWatch - Oct 2015: Fuel prices at lowest level in over six months
The price of fuel fell a total of 8 cents a litre during October, reducing petrol prices to their lowest level since April, and diesel to the lowest price since February 2015.
20 October 2015
8 summer swimming holes
It’s a Kiwi summer tradition – grabbing your towel and togs and heading to wherever you can dip, dive and drop into some water, but where are the best places to go?
7 October 2015
Market well covered with New Zealand Car of the Year top 10
This year’s New Zealand Car of the Year award finalists are a mixed bag covering nearly every corner of the market.
5 October 2015
PetrolWatch – Sep 2015: Pump prices should be falling
Fuel prices rose 6 cents per litre during September, after commodity prices rose early in the month.
30 September 2015
AA gives social media star the key to Kiwi driving
As the weather warms up, so does the season of learner drivers getting behind the wheel. It can be nerve wracking for an average novice driver, but imagine having thousands of people watching you learn on national television!