Motoring
10:31am Wed 10 Jan, 2018
The $45 million Welcome Bay underpass project is on schedule for completion in the next three to four months, says NZTA project manager John McCarthy. 'We are going... Read More
06:00pm Tue 09 Jan, 2018
As one Honda rider called Rees steps aside, another one steps forward. Whakatane's Tony Rees is the 2017 national superbike champion, but the opportunities for... Read More
05:00pm Mon 08 Jan, 2018
Tauranga's road police are happy with a relatively uneventful start to 2018. Acting Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter says... Read More
11:30am Sun 07 Jan, 2018
The Thames Coast Road, State Highway 25, remains closed between Tararu, north of Thames, and Manaia and has now become a very long work site. Escorted convoys for... Read More
07:00am Sun 07 Jan, 2018
Summer might be the time of year the Bay is thriving - bringing plenty of sunshine, good beats, fabulous food and brilliant beach weather - but it's also the time... Read More
01:49pm Sat 06 Jan, 2018
As a result of storm damage, heavy rain and king tides over the past two days the Thames Coast Road, State Highway 25 has suffered significant damage, says NZ Transport... Read More
12:32pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
A fallen tree on State Highway 29 is causing traffic delays in the Lower Kaimai area. A police media spokesperson says police are advising motorists avoid the area... Read More
10:02am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Firefighters and the Civil Defence is currently in the process of evacuating people from the Kaiaua area. 'Due to an inundation from the sea, people in low-lying... Read More
08:44am Fri 05 Jan, 2018
A driver of a vehicle which spun out on Takitimu Drive earlier this morning, has escaped any injuries. A police media spokesperson says the incident happened just... Read More
06:32pm Thu 04 Jan, 2018
Rangiuru Road south of Te Puke is closed after a tree fell over the road about 5pm. A ute with two people on board struck the tree, says a police spokesperson. The... Read More
04:24pm Wed 03 Jan, 2018
Tauranga Police are awaiting autopsy results following the fatal crash on the Maungatapu Bridge early on New Year's Day. A 69-year-old Tauranga man died in the... Read More
02:02pm Wed 03 Jan, 2018
Motorists hoping for a quick trip home will be sadly disappointed with reports of heavy traffic volumes on Western Bay of Plenty highways. Delays are being reported... Read More
31-Jan 14:00
Summer Smarts #8: Beating the holiday traffic
31-Jan 12:00
New funds let locals shape their own communities
31-Jan 10:00
Community centre opens as Bay mourns deaths
31-Jan 10:00
Scarecrow competitions sprout in Katikati
31-Jan 09:00
Rare jet lands for restoration project
31-Jan 09:00
Chess tournament turns 20
31-Jan 06:00
Mount tragedy: Loss, grief and coming together
30-Jan 20:00
What SH25 drivers need to know this weekend
30-Jan 16:47
Mount slowly reopens as recovery continues
30-Jan 15:59
RSE worker pleads not guilty to BOP orchard murder
30-Jan 15:30
Big weekend in-store for Katikati!
30-Jan 13:32
Mount landslide: Third victim formally identified
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