New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to get Tomtom's new GPS navigation solution for the iPhone.

The application for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is available now for $120 from the Apple App Store.

”With TomTom for iPhone, millions of iPhone users can now benefit from the same easy-to-use and intuitive interface, turn-by-turn spoken navigation and unique routing technology that our 30 million portable navigation device users rely on every day,„ said Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director of TomTom.

The TomTom car kit for iPhone - a complementary mounting solution for secure docking, enhanced navigation and hands-free calling, will be available later this year, but the mapping solution can be used without the kit if you can figure out how to mount your iPhone in the meantime.

The app for iPhone includes TomTom's new IQ Routes technology. Instead of using travel time assumptions, IQ Routes bases its routes on the actual experience of Kiwi TomTom users to calculate the fastest route and generate the most accurate arrival times.

A safety camera database covering speed and red light cameras is also included. This means drivers are informed ahead of time about any safety cameras on their route, and this will, ahem, encourage road safety, while saving money on fines at the same time.