Motoring

What‘s on - trucks, planes, trains and sprint cars

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. He whakaaturanga rangi i te rangi i tenei ra. Expect a mainly fine day apart from morning cloud and the chance of an afternoon... Read More

Police ramming accused remanded in custody

A Hamilton man is facing a number driving related charges after allegedly ramming four police vehicles during a pursuit in Tauranga. Benjamin Hati is facing nine... Read More

Te Puke‘s slice of history

A bright red 1938 Ford V8 vintage fire truck sits outside the Te Puke Fire Station. Paint's peeling, there's some cosmetic rust but the engine purrs like new.... Read More

Works to rebuild SH2 in Awakeri start this week

Roading works to rebuild State Highway 2 at Awakeri, southwest of Whakatane, will be starting this coming week. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists... Read More

Car on fire after collision with tractor

A car and tractor have collided south of Te Puke this morning, with the car then bursting into flames. Police attended a report of a crash between a car and a... Read More

One dead following crash on Kopu-Hikuai Road

Update: One person has died as a result of the serious crash between a car and motorcycle on the Kopu-Hikuai Road yesterday. The deceased was on the motorcycle. The... Read More

What‘s on - street art, sports festival, comedy

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Oha atu ki tetahi tangata hou i tenei ra. Expect a mainly fine day with light winds and sea breezes. It's a one-layer clothing... Read More

Road closures for today’s Mount Festival

With the Mount Festival of Multi Sport and a visit by the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship into port both happening today, some of the nearby roads have had to be closed... Read More

From one place to another

It would have been a sorry sight. A 71-year old homeless woman, parked up in Bethlehem as the setting sun crashed into the Kaimai Range - chatter on the radio,... Read More

The roadside hazards of being a stop/go operator

Stop/go operators are a common sight on the state highways in summer at emergency or planned road maintenance sites. The operators are on the roadside all day,... Read More

Two crashes on Pyes Pa Road

There have been two crashes on Pyes Pa Road this afternoon. Police were alerted to a vehicle collision on Pyes Pa Road, between Joyce Road and Oropi Gorge Road... Read More

Two crashes at same intersection at midday

One Tauranga intersection had two crashes occur at nearly the same time this afternoon. Police received a report of the two separates crashes at the same location... Read More