Motoring

Rain easing up for a mostly sunny Monday

WeatherWatch advise that the weather will be mainly anticyclonic for New Zealand on Monday, with an area of low pressure to the northeast directing a southeasterly... Read More

Weather update

Heavy rain is expected today about Gisborne, Coromandel Peninsula, and in the Bay of Plenty north of Katikati. SH25 between Hikuai and Tairua has been closed... Read More

Traffic delays due to slip in Waioeka Gorge

A slip covering the southbound lane in Waioeka Gorge is expected to cause traffic delays today. NZTA advise that the slip which happened overnight between Sandys... Read More

SH25 Hikuai to Tairua now reopened

1pm Update: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advise that State Highway 25, which has been closed between Hikuai and Tairua this morning, following the heavy rain... Read More

Vehicle crashes Friday night in Tauranga

Two separate vehicle collisions occurred overnight in Tauranga. Police were notified at 1.23am on Saturday morning of a single-vehicle collision on Takitumu Dr.... Read More

National weather update

WeatherWatch advises that a ridge lies over the South Island today. 'Meanwhile a southeasterly airflow flows over the North Island feeding into a low centred... Read More

Wairoa Bridge, SH2 now open following crash

1.30pm Update: The serious crash on SH2 in Bethlehem has been cleared and Wairoa Bridge has reopened. Motorists are advised to practise patience as congestion... Read More

National weather update

MetService advise that a high is expected to cover much of the country over Sunday, while a weak cold front moves slowly north over the upper North Island. The... Read More

Motorcyclist dies following crash

One person has died in a crash near Tauhei in Waikato on Saturday afternoon. Initial information from the scene suggested a car and a motorcycle had collided... Read More

Anticyclone over most of NZ today

WeatherWatch advises that an anticyclone covers most of New Zealand today. 'However a front is stalling over the upper North Island delivering some rain,”... Read More

Ebbett Group take on Hyundai in Tauranga

A deal has been struck between the Ebbett Group and Farmer Motor Group that will see Ebbett move the Hyundai brand to their current Holden premises on Cameron... Read More

Three died in submerged vehicle near Raetihi

Update: 2.05pm Three people have died after being trapped in a submerged vehicle near Raetihi today. Emergency services responded just after 11am today, after... Read More