Motoring

Bypass top of SH2 improvement list

The Katikati Bypass is the option receiving the most interest from the public at the first of the current round of NZ Transport Agency open days in the Katikati... Read More

Highway bridge works progress

The Waiomou Bridge on State Highway 27 to Matamata is now open, marking an end to a six-week diversion for Auckland travelers. The bridge still needs to have the... Read More

SH1 to be closed after crash

State Highway 1 will be closed later this morning at Bulli Point, near Taupo, following a truck crash. The truck and trailer unit rolled in the crash around 4.30am. 'Nobody... Read More

Rocky Cutting Road closed overnight

Concern that rocks, trees and vegetation loosened in yesterday's heavy rain could fall over night has resulted in the Western Bay of Plenty District Council closing... Read More

NZTA seeks SH2 safety ideas

The New Zealand Transport Agency is inviting people to have their say on a shortlist of ideas to make State Highway 2 between Waihi and Tauranga safer and more... Read More

Carter breaks through for podium finish

The outstanding performance by Bay of Plenty's Rhys Carter this season must surely be an inspiration to the amateur racers of the world. Racing for the 3Twenty3... Read More

Tauranga drifter wins Club Circuit

Cole Armstrong has one hand on the 2016-'17 Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship after winning the penultimate round of the Pro Series at Hampton Downs... Read More

Tauranga student triumphs in motorsport

He's only 17-years-old, but Tauranga lad Jordan Grant has already made an impression in the world of motorsport. The Otumoetai College student recently placed first... Read More

Parking system goes paperless

From April 3, Tauranga's pay and display machines will start being upgraded to a paperless system. Customers will need to enter their licence plate number when... Read More

Will's Beach Hop adventure

Will Wilson and his father Jeff Wilson set off from Tauranga this morning to motor up to the Repco Beach Hop event in Whangamata. They didn't make it very far.... Read More

Expect delays on SH2 at Te Puna

Motorists travelling on State Highway 2 north of Tauranga are being warned to expect delays as work on the Te Puna roundabout continues this weekend. The two-lane... Read More

Just in time for Beach Hop

Tauranga car enthusiast Keith Sawyer would have been breathing a sigh of relief on Wednesday morning, after getting his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Coupe road-certified. The... Read More