Motoring

Misconceptions about electric vehicles

They're expensive! They've got no power! There's nowhere to charge them! These are just a few of the misconceptions Mike Sheaff has encountered when talking about... Read More

City centre roadworks continue

Spring Street remains impassable between Durham and Grey Streets this weekend as work continues on upgrading the wastewater system. The city council's weekly... Read More

Ultimatum over Tauranga Northern Link

Tauranga City Council is sending an ultimatum to the government over the stalled Tauranga Northern Link Highway - no highway, no special housing area at Smith's... Read More

Tauranga’s Goldstone takes championship title

Racing in his first full year of offroad competition, Tauranga driver Mark Goldstone has fought off all comers to take the northern region championship title. ... Read More

Townley leads orange brigade at memorial mx

Bay of Plenty's Ben Townley made it a win-win weekend away over the Queen's Birthday holiday break. The 33-year-old former motocross world champion from... Read More

15th Avenue improvements to begin this year

The Tauranga City Council is proposing to stage a series of improvements and road-widening along 15th Avenue that will eventually create space for more people... Read More

Campbell excited for new car debut

Tauranga's Phil Campbell will make the eagerly anticipated debut of the Campbell Rallysport Ford Fiesta AP4 car at this weekend's Lone Star Rally Canterbury, the... Read More

Electric cars proving too costly

Car buyers' thrifty spending habits are preventing electric vehicles from getting much of a toehold here, a car auction house says. Despite the technology now... Read More

Mount rider battles with world’s elite

New Zealand Honda star Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength in the United States. Fresh from his Kiwi nationals campaign, which wrapped up at Taupo... Read More

Freeloaders reduce SOS ride result

SOS Edgecumbe Charity ride organiser Tony Ngawhika is disheartened today about the large numbers of ‘charity' riders who didn't donate anything in the weekend... Read More

On a Loodicrous mission

It's been described as the mother of all adventures - travelling a third of the earth in a tiny car you nicked from your gran. The annual Mongol Rally is an adventure... Read More

PHOTOS: Maungatapu Underpass Community Day

Plenty of people have taken the chance to walk or cycle the new Maungatapu Underpass today, before it is opened to traffic. The first people came through from... Read More