Motoring

Endurance racers to battle it out

Another bumper field will take to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park this weekend for round two of the ENEOS North Island Endurance Series, where nearly 70 of the best... Read More

One dead after car hits tree

One person is dead after car hit a tree in Kinloch this morning. Police are investigating a crash which happened at 7.34am on Mapara Road in Kinloch, between King... Read More

Fallen tree blocks Bay highway

A fallen tree is expected to cause some travel delays on State Highway 5 in the Bay of Plenty. The tree came down on the stretch of highway, near Ngongotaha around... Read More

A long and painful ride

It's 6:38am on a dark, dull, sodden, weekday morning. But that's not the only compelling reason to feel grey and gloomy. City-bound traffic is backed up about seven... Read More

$1.4 billion tunnel opens to public

Prime Minister Bill English and Transport Minister Simon Bridges have cut the ribbon to mark the completion of the $1.4 billion Waterview Tunnel. Simon says the... Read More

Weekend Wheels

June 23-25: Bay Rodders WinterBlast - TaurangaBay Rodders' annual WinterBlast is offering an early registration and meet and greet on the Friday night at their Cherokee... Read More

Considerable delays expected on SH29

People using State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range during the next two weeks are being warned that there will be considerable delays. From Monday, June 19, Omanawa... Read More

Traffic delays as Fieldays gets underway

Significant traffic delays are being reported as traffic backs up around Cambridge for the first day of the Nationals Fieldays at Mystery Creek. Fieldays is its... Read More

Armed police in roadside arrest

A roadside arrest by armed police near Te Puke on Friday afternoon stopped traffic while the occupants of two cars were taken away by police. Police say four people... Read More

Crackdown on freedom campers working

Were the lights on in the camper van? Or were they turned off? Seems a petty point but there's an important distinction for Shane Palliser and the Tauranga City... Read More

‘Dangerous time’ on roads now here

With June to August traditionally being the most dangerous times on the roads, police have one simple message for drivers - slow down! Winter road conditions play... Read More

Bus petition presented to council

'There's never been a public outcry like this in Tauranga.” That's the message Lee-Ann Taylor passed on to regional councillors at today's informal meeting,... Read More