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Top Selling Electric Cars in New Zealand

Electric cars and hybrids are common on our roads. However, last year EV sales hit the skids. In 2022, EV and hybrid cars accounted for a third of all new car registrations. And in 2023 that …

Car Insurance - April 10th

Top Selling SUVs in New Zealand

SUVs are the vehicles of choice for Kiwi drivers, comprising 81% of all new passenger car sales in NZ last year. The only non-SUV to perennially top the car best-seller list is the Suzuki Swift, …

Car Insurance - April 10th

Top Selling Cars in New Zealand

Top Selling Cars in New Zealand According to the most recent government statistics, from 2013 to 2023, the number of cars, utes and motorbikes on our roads grew by a third, from around 3.4m to 4.5m. And …

Car Insurance - April 7th

Roadside Assistance NZ: What Options Are There?

If you're a motorist, roadside assistance is a great safety net. Whether the roadside assist service is part of your car insurance, or comes from a separate provider, it can get you back on the …

Car Insurance - March 18th

Top Selling Motorbikes in NZ

There are no official figures for motorbike sales in New Zealand. Instead, we have to rely on the number of bikes that are registered for road use. This figure doesn't include motorbikes intended solely for off-road …

Electric Motorcycles: What's Available in New Zealand?

Car Insurance - March 18th

Electric Motorbikes: What’s Available in New Zealand?

Hybrid and electric cars now make up 45% of all new cars on our roads. However, electric motorbikes are yet to prove as popular. Major bike manufacturers haven't embraced electric power, and those electric motorcycles that …

Car Insurance - March 16th

Car Depreciation: How Much Value Does a New Car Lose?

The saying goes that a car loses value the moment you drive it off the lot. But how much value is that? And what about a year or two, or three, later? While predicting the …

Car Insurance - March 12th

NZ’s Most Stolen Cars

Over the last six months (to 11/03/25), 4901 cars, motorbikes, trucks, trailers and utes were stolen in NZ, which is slightly down on the six months to February 2024 (4964). Discard the bikes and trailers and …

Car Insurance - January 9th

Electric Cars vs Petrol Cars: Running Costs and Savings

Thanks to former government subsidies, high petrol prices and consumers looking to go green, electric cars have become a popular option. But when it comes to buying an electric car, what are the costs involved, …

Car Insurance - January 9th

What is the Road User Charge?

What are road user charges? Anyone using New Zealand’s roads contributes towards their upkeep through taxes. Petrol vehicle users pay through levies on petrol, while drivers of heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tonnes gross laden weight) and all …

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