Motoring

Today’s traffic pinch points

Traffic is expected to be busy on SH2 between Katikati and Tauranga between 11am and 4pm for Eastbound Traffic and between 9.30am and 4pm for Westbound Traffic... Read More

Forecasters warns campers of severe winds

MetService is forecasting a deep low to pass to the south of Aotearoa over the weekend which is pushing a westerly wind flow onto the country from Sunday. A... Read More

Police name man killed in Kaimai truck crash

Police have named the man who died after a crash on the Kaimai Ranges before Christmas. He was Aaron Scott Lester, age 48, of Te Puke. Lester was critically... Read More

What‘s on - speedway, beach dig, art

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Kia mataara koe mo nga hau i tenei ahiahi. Me koa te rā! Expect a mainly fine day today with high cloud, and southwesterlies... Read More

Six deaths in official holiday road toll

Six people have died on our roads during the 2019/2020 Christmas/New Year holiday period. The official holiday period began at 4pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2019,... Read More

Delays along SH2 Katikati

As holidaymakers are making their return home or continuing their holiday in the Bay, motorists travelling through Katikati are being warned of some delays. The... Read More

Tauranga New Year‘s Eve coverage

LIVE: 12.15am This evening hundreds of people congregated on the Tauranga waterfront, at Papamoa and Matua to watch the midnight fireworks that heralded in the... Read More

Stay safe on the roads this summer

Road safety charity Brake is appealing to partygoers and organisers to ensure everyone in their group gets to and from celebrations safely. As New Year's Eve... Read More

Fine weather to bring in the new decade

Rounding off the 2010's and diving into the next decade, hopes are high for a cracker of a finish to the year! A meteorologist with the first name Tui says MetService... Read More

No injuries following crash with fence on SH2

Police confirm that there were no injuries following a single car collision this morning on State Highway 2, north of Katikati. "A car collided with a fence just... Read More

Fight for Coromandel rescue helicopter begins

The lack of a rescue helicopter based in the Thames-Coromandel district could put patients at risk, Mayor Sandra Goudie says. For the last ten years a rescue... Read More

Freedom camping in the Western Bay of Plenty

Western Bay of Plenty Council advise that there are 46 different places where people can freedom camp in the Western Bay. There is also a KiwiCamp facility newly... Read More