Motoring

Next leg of Hauraki Rail Trail on track

Plans for the 10km Pukorokoro-Miranda to Kaiaua leg of the Hauraki Rail Trail are on the right track and will start blossoming into life this spring says Plains... Read More

Motor events stalled by venue costs

Amateur motoring enthusiasts have been left with nowhere to go because Motorsport Bay of Plenty can't risk a potential cleaning fee. Motorsport BOP have previously... Read More

Driver decamps from early morning crash

Matata volunteer firefighters received an early wake up call this morning as they were called out to a crash. At 4.12am, they received the job of a car that... Read More

Electric vehicle sales reach ‘turning point’

Sales of new electric vehicles have hit a record and for the first time have broken in to the top three passenger models sold last month. New motor industry... Read More

Govt considers scrapping old cars

The government is considering paying people to scrap their old bangers in a bid to modernise the vehicle fleet. The government is considering putting a levy... Read More

Aim to raise motorist’s environmental awareness

One of New Zealand's largest used car retailers has launched a new initiative to replant more than half an acre of native forest. The trees will be planted in... Read More

Wintry snap coming this week

Despite above average temperatures this weekend, another wintry snap is coming this week. WeatherWatch advise that as we head through Sunday even warmer weather... Read More

What‘s on - pedals, baseball, choir and art

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting fine spells but with a few showers also, and northwest winds. It's a one-clothing-layer day with an... Read More

Two arrested, one person in hospital

Two people were arrested on Friday night following a burglary in Mount Maunganui. Police report that two offenders entered an address on Oceanbeach Rd and stole... Read More

Of motorbikes, men‘s mental health and prostates

It's a blokey event - by blokes, for blokes, about blokes. It's motorbikes, male mental health, prostate cancer with lashings of panache and style. It's the Tauranga... Read More

What‘s on - parades, expo, sport

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting a cloudy day with westerlies It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day with a high of 18 degrees... Read More

No injuries in early morning SH2 crash

No one has been injured in an early morning crash that occurred along State Highway 2 near Papamoa. A police spokesperson says they were called to the accident... Read More