Utes
Motoring money makes moral conundrum for media
New car sales have never been higher with more being spent on slick ads and sponsorships to make vehicles visible via the media. But for our media that much-needed money jars with commitments to cover… Audio
Alistair Woodward: The rise of the urban light truck
This week the government announced a levy on new utes to help pay for subsidies for electric vehicles. Four of the top ten best-selling new vehicles in New Zealand in 2020 were double cab utes. Yet… Audio
Utes still big ticket items at Fieldays 2021
Thousands of farmers flocked to the first day of Fieldays today, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event.
The event was cancelled because of Covid-19 last year, so expectations are high… Video, Audio
New Zealand Retro: the ute
If you think of the 'working class man', or woman, one vehicle seems to fit better than most. Certainly in this country and in Australia, where Jimmy Barnes wrote that song. It was a car for work, a… Audio, Gallery