Motoring

Tauranga racers set to take on hillclimb

Three Tauranga racers will join other from around New Zealand, and the rest of the world, in taking on the brand new Ben Nevis Station Golden 1200 Hillclimb... Read More

Night closures for SH25, north of Waihi

State Highway 25 will be closed overnight between Golden Valley Road north of Waihi and Whiritoa Beach Road on Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday, January 23 for... Read More

Sirens sounding due to systems fault

Update 10.23pm: Civil Defence have sent out a text alert this evening to notify the public that the sirens sounding earlier were due to a fault and that there... Read More

Minor injuries following crash with lamppost

A person received minor injuries this afternoon when a vehicle knocked over a lamppost in Maungatapu. The vehicle reportedly collided with a fence and lamppost... Read More

What‘s on - trucks, planes, trains and sprint cars

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. He whakaaturanga rangi i te rangi i tenei ra. Expect a mainly fine day apart from morning cloud and the chance of an afternoon... Read More

Police ramming accused remanded in custody

A Hamilton man is facing a number driving related charges after allegedly ramming four police vehicles during a pursuit in Tauranga. Benjamin Hati is facing nine... Read More

Te Puke‘s slice of history

A bright red 1938 Ford V8 vintage fire truck sits outside the Te Puke Fire Station. Paint's peeling, there's some cosmetic rust but the engine purrs like new.... Read More

Works to rebuild SH2 in Awakeri start this week

Roading works to rebuild State Highway 2 at Awakeri, southwest of Whakatane, will be starting this coming week. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists... Read More

Car on fire after collision with tractor

A car and tractor have collided south of Te Puke this morning, with the car then bursting into flames. Police attended a report of a crash between a car and a... Read More

One dead following crash on Kopu-Hikuai Road

Update: One person has died as a result of the serious crash between a car and motorcycle on the Kopu-Hikuai Road yesterday. The deceased was on the motorcycle. The... Read More

What‘s on - street art, sports festival, comedy

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Oha atu ki tetahi tangata hou i tenei ra. Expect a mainly fine day with light winds and sea breezes. It's a one-layer clothing... Read More

Road closures for today’s Mount Festival

With the Mount Festival of Multi Sport and a visit by the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship into port both happening today, some of the nearby roads have had to be closed... Read More