Driven writer David Linklater explores some of the ugliest cars to grace the world's roads.

Image 1 of 10: The Subaru Vortex is one of the ugliest cars ever made.

Herald Summer Photo Competition: Day 10 entries

A Taihape school is taking lessons into the outdoors. Photo graphs by Fiona Goodall for Getty Images

Herald Summer Photo Competition: Day 9 entries

Herald Summer Photo Competition: Day 8 entries

L.A.B smashed their summer show at Wharepai Domain on Thursday with support acts Troy Kingi and Sir Dave Dobbyn.

Snippets in time and unforgettable snapshots capture priceless moments in sport

Wars, famine and politics, politics, politics - Rod Emmerson always has a view

AP photographers snap all the good, bad and ugly in entertainment through 2023

Lighting up the family home is a competitive sport these days. Photographs by Hayden Woodward

Conflict, ambition, anger, injustice, striving, merriment, poverty, blood, Associated Press photographers record all aspects of the human condition in 2023

An old tradition in Lidecko, Czech Republic sees St Nicholas leading devils and the grim reaper around the village. Photographs by Petr David Josek for the Associate Press

Vital Impacts sells award-winning photography to raise money for conservation projects all over the world available from vitalimpacts.org

Thousands turned out in glorious sunshine to catch a glimpse of Santa. Photographs by Alex Burton

The opening event in the 11-race series kicked off in Manurewa. Photographs by Michael Craig

The sad decline of a golf course, the Golf Harbour Country Club closed in July and nature is starting to reclaim it.

Diwali, festival of light symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Photographs by Dean Purcell

Thousands gathered in central Auckland calling for peace between Israel and Hamas. Photographs by Sylvie Whinray