Economics

Economic recession kept the 2025 road toll low

Economic recession kept the 2025 road toll low, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. 

As of December 16, 2025, the New Zealand road toll was 268, compared to 292 for the whole of 2024 

Electric vehicle buyers may lose out in industry meltdown

Unsold Tesla Cybertrucks

 

Buyers of some new electric cars could easily end up with a near-worthless lemon, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an acknowledged expert on the car industry, warns:

Gig Economy driving transport industry corruption

Poor wages are a major driving force in the creeping corruption within businesses such as VTNZ, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says:

Proposed electronic road user charges system “likely to become an expensive lemon"

The government’s proposal to charge all vehicles for the distance they travel is likely to end badly, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Motoring expert Clive Matthew-Wilson says:

Low road toll: thank the recession

Economic recession is the main reason for 2024’s low road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com. Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says recessions are bad for the economy but good for road safety.

Nil weekend road toll, thanks to economic recession

A weaker economy almost always means a lower road toll, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, was commenting after a record low road toll during the recent Labour Weekend holiday period.

The trucking industry wants the government to close down its more efficient rival: rail

The New Zealand government must ignore the trucking industry’s attempt to close down inter-island rail freight, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson, who is an outspoken road safety campaigner, says:

Median barriers could have prevented five highway fatalities

 

 

A median barrier would probably have prevented Tuesday’s multiple fatalities in the Waikato, says the car review website dogandlemon.com.

Police have stated that one vehicle crossed the centre line of the road. Five people were killed in the resultant head-on collision.

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