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Posted at 9:28am Sunday 19th Feb, 2012
 People interested in preserving the Kopu Bridge are meeting this week to discuss the issue as there is concern it will be demolished.
Speakers at the meeting will be from Thames-Coromandel District Council, Hauraki District Council, NZ Transport Authority and the Historic Places Trust.
The new Kopu Bridge has made the old one, pictured left, redundant.
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Posted at 8:11am Sunday 19th Feb, 2012
 The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect delays on State Highway 29 at Maungatapu this week.
The delays and detours are necessary to allow road resurfacing from the Maungatapu Bridge to the Maungatapu roundabout.
Traffic on the Maungatapu Bridge could be slow this week owing to road works.
A detour through Maungatapu will be in...
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Posted at 9:57am Wednesday 15th Feb, 2012
 Petrol price wars are continuing in the Bay of Plenty with BP and Z Energy dropping prices marginally.
PriceWatch has listed BP’s petrol price as $2.089, while Z Energy’s price for 91 unleaded is sitting at $2.082.
Caltex has its price for 91 unleaded at $2.049 and Gull is slightly cheaper still at $2.029.
The price of diesel is also being...
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Posted at 9:21am Tuesday 14th Feb, 2012
 The NZ Transport Authority is advising motorists travelling between Tauranga and Rotorua on State Highway 36 to expect delays.
Works are scheduled to take place this week to upgrade and maintain the highway and will see the road brought down to one lane for about one week.
Work to maintain the road is being carried out by Downer EDI, and motorists...
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Posted at 1:52pm Sunday 12th Feb, 2012
 Detours and delays are expected this week as road works being on State Highway 29 at Maungatapu.
Annual resurfacing activity will take place from the Maungatapu bridge to the Maungatapu roundabout.
A detour through Maungatapu will be in place for traffic heading east towards Mount Maunganui while the work is undertaken.
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Posted at 1:38pm Sunday 12th Feb, 2012
 Tauranga City Council is advising motorists to expect traffic delays as road works begin on Cambridge Road.
Work to rebuild the section of Cambridge Road between Miles Lane and River Oaks Drive begins this week.
The council wants to rebuild the road, build a new retaining wall, install new kerb and channelling, and complete a stormwater upgrade.
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Posted at 3:32pm Saturday 11th Feb, 2012
 The Motu Trails cycle network is due to be officially opened in Opotiki in March.
The Motu Trail, running parallel to the Te Kowhai Track, consists of four cycle networks and is the fourth ride to be completed under The New Zealand Cycle Trail.
The trail takes the rider through a range of landscapes offering spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean,...
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Posted at 10:30am Friday 10th Feb, 2012
 A small section James Cook Drive in Welcome Bay is without direct street lighting after a motorist drove their car into a street lamp post there on Thursday night.
The lamp post was completely uprooted in the collision. Photo: Daniel Hines.
The vehicle involved drove off, but police who attended the crash scene later located it parked at a nearby address.
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Posted at 9:49am Friday 10th Feb, 2012
 Police are quashing rumours they are going to permanently introduce an excess speed tolerance of 4km/h.
Police are enforcing a 4km/h speed tolerance this month and say there are no plans of making this a permanent change.
The police’s acting assistant commissioner of operations, Andy McGregor, says overall they have seen a reduction in the holiday...
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Posted at 9:38am Thursday 09th Feb, 2012
Temporary speed restriction zones in the Eastern Bay of Plenty over the holiday period are being deemed a success by police and the Whakatane District Council.
A temporary speed restriction of 70km/h on Wainui Road and Thornton Road was introduced last year to slow traffic there.
Police say the area has difficult corners which have contributed to high...
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