Motoring

Road changes hurting Cameron Rd businesses

Businesses on Tauranga's Cameron Rd say confusion over parking and bus lanes is putting pressure on customer access, with one worker saying it is helping to... Read More

Shifting gear for the winter season on the TNL

With winter now here, the Takitimu North Link project crews are shifting focus from bulk earthworks to building structures, environmental controls, planting,... Read More

Is it a bridge? Nope, it’s a really big culvert

If you're a regular traveller along State Highway 2 at Te Puna, west of Tauranga, you would have seen work underway beside the state highway, where the NZTA... Read More

Pekatahi Bridge to close for six days for repairs

The winter school holidays mean it's time to wear a few more layers to the beach… But school's out also means maintenance is in for the Pekatahi Bridge. The... Read More

Free roadside rescue on SH29 over Matariki weekend

Drivers heading over the Kaimai Range, State Highway 29 between Karapiro and Tauranga this Matariki weekend are being offered free AMI Roadside Rescue between... Read More

Road slip closes SH25

State Highway 25 is closed due to a slip across the road. NZTA Waka Kotahi have reported that SH25 between Hikuai and Whangamata is closed in both directions. "Due... Read More

Proposal to sell Baypark stand for $1 extend lease

The community is being asked if speedway should stay at Mercury Baypark Stadium as the council decides whether to extend the club's lease. Baypark Speedway... Read More

Appeal for information following fatal crash

Police investigating a fatal crash on the Desert Road/State Highway 1 on June 7 are seeking information from witnesses. The crash was reported to Police just... Read More

Basalaj led a Honda 1-2 finish at nationals

South Islander Bailey Basalaj led a Honda 1-2 finish to the top of the series podium as his year's New Zealand Enduro Championships wrapped up in the North Island. The... Read More

Rusting car dumped in popular BOP swimming hole

A rusting car body found in a popular swimming hole is just one of many cars the Bay of Plenty Regional Council may have to pull out of rivers this year. The... Read More

Kiwi teens in top 10 UCI World Series

Two top 10 elite placings for emerging Kiwi teenagers Sacha Earnest and Luke Wayman highlighted New Zealand performances in the downhill finals in France for... Read More

Kiwi teenage talent shining at MTB World Series

New Zealand's flying teens made their mark in the latest rounds of the UCI MTB World Series for Enduro and Downhill in the French Pyrenees resort of Loudenvielle-Peyragudes... Read More