Motoring

Fining camping caperers

Tourists attempting to leave the country with unpaid freedom camping fines will now find it harder to escape. A partnership between Thames Coromandel District Council... Read More

First self driving truck

With Tauranga set to be the first New Zealand city to see an autonomous car in action in November, how long will it be until we see a self-driving truck on the road? This... Read More

Last dance at Te Puna Hall

The long-threatened moment has finally come for Te Puna Memorial Hall, with demolition beginning on September 18 to pave the way for a new roundabout. The Te Puna... Read More

Self-driving car arrives in NZ

Tauranga will be the first city in New Zealand to see an autonomous vehicle in action. Volvo and the New Zealand Traffic Institute (Trafinz) aim to demonstrate the... Read More

Changes to drive EV uptake

The Government has announced a number of procurement changes which are set to improve the availability of electric vehicles in New Zealand. Announced on Wednesday,... Read More

Big turnout for Jim’s send off

Every available Freight Lines truck across the central North Island turned out at company founder Jim Barker's funeral at Baypark as a mark of respect for an industry... Read More

Tauranga transport pioneer dies

Mount Maunganui resident and Strait Shipping founder Jim Barker is being remembered by transport industry members as a leader who changed the face of the New Zealand... Read More

Felled trees cause highway hazard

People driving in the Matata area are being warned to expect delays due to felled trees on the highway. The NZ Transport Agency says trees have been at the intersection... Read More

SH25 truck solution

SH 25 south of Coromandel is expected to re-open to all traffic on Monday, after being closed to trucks since August 10. A slip below the road reduced traffic to... Read More

Woman dies at Te Puna

A woman in her 40s died in a two car crash at Te Puna earlier today. The crash occured on Te Puna Road at 12.30am say Police. A woman was killed in a crash at Te... Read More

Dangerous police chase in Tauranga

UPDATED 2.55PM: ‘Crazed idiot' is how one witness describes the motorist who led police on a dangerous chase through Tauranga overnight. While another says... Read More

Dapper up for a distinguished ride

On September 25 expect to see an unusual scene rolling along Tauranga's streets - and expect it to start a conversation that all of our boyfriends, husbands, fathers,... Read More