Motoring

Rain and strong winds coming early this week

The MetService report that a complex low pressure system is expected to move east across New Zealand on Monday and early Tuesday, bringing rain and strong winds... Read More

Police save cat on Tauranga harbour bridge

1pm Update: Police report that the cat that was stuck on Tauranga harbour bridge earlier this afternoon has been rescued. "The cat is safe and well,"... Read More

A blank page for Mount streets design

A new approach is being taken to community engagement and design for a project aiming to innovate streets in Mount Maunganui. The Tauranga City Council is creating... Read More

Mounties to design their town

Mount Maunganui residents are being invited to design their ‘town of the future'. A presentation by local businessman Scott Brundell to the Tauranga... Read More

Two-vehicle crash on State Highway 33

9.05pm update: State Highway 33 is now open following an earlier crash. The diversions are no longer in place through Hamurana. NZ Police thank motorists for... Read More

Three-vehicle crash in Papamoa, car on fire

Three vehicles have collided in Papamoa this afternoon with one car catching fire. Police were called to a crash at the intersection of Tara Rd and Royal Ascot... Read More

Vehicle hit pole on Totara Street

A vehicle has crashed into a railway post on Totara St, Mount Maunganui this afternoon. Police were advised at about 4pm of a crash involving a car and a railway... Read More

Significant changes on SH2 near Bayfair

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises a new temporary signalised pedestrian crossing will be operational across the full width of State Highway 2 Maunganui... Read More

Student Quad Bike Invention A Winner

An invention that could save lives has taken the top spot at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair. Lachlan Coleman, a student at St. Paul's Collegiate,... Read More

Electric ferries mooted for Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is considering backing a ferry service between Omokoroa, Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Last Friday Tauranga City Councillors John... Read More

Whakatane rider leads British Championship

Whakatane's Damon Rees has made a sensational start to his British 1000 Superstock Championship campaign, snatching the lead in the series after the opening round... Read More

The coming week‘s weather outlook

A new week beckons and what do we have in store weather-wise? 'Well, for Monday we have a southwesterly airflow, some cloud and the odd shower in the west and... Read More