Motoring

Bright future for Hauraki District

The future looks brighter than ever for Hauraki District thanks to a funding boost from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Over the next few months most street lights... Read More

New tolling interchanges for TEL

Tolling points at two new interchanges are being planned for the Tauranga Eastern Link. The New Zealand Transport Agency says the new tolling points have been proposed... Read More

Questions about SH29A’s new chip seal

Diamond Head residents are preparing to join forces to complain about the noisy new chip seal on SH29A. Diamond Head is a cul de sac on the spur between Poike and... Read More

Brand new Beemer for Jack

Jack van der Meer was going to ride his new bike home from Totara Street in Mount Maunganui where he picked up his prize from Mount Motorcycles, to Otumoetai -... Read More

Heartfelt submissions for transport plan

Personal and heartfelt stories were amongst more than 150 submissions verbally delivered to a hearing panel in Tauranga this week in relation to the draft Regional... Read More

Quick re-paint called for

Tauranga City Council staff are ‘following up with the contractor' after a quick re-paint was required in Otumoetai Road on Wednesday. SunLive was sent a... Read More

Hopping on the Bayhopper

Yesterday morning I decided to catch a Bayhopper bus from Maunganui Road to The Strand. I used to work in a medical laboratory in Newtown, Wellington, and daily... Read More

Use the port gold to fix highways

Using the wealth of the Port of Tauranga shareholding to jump start urgently needed work on SH2 and the Tauranga Northern Link, is being suggested by Tauranga City... Read More

Molasses spill in Tauriko

Motorists in Tauranga are being advised to avoid Taurikura Drive roundabout area due to a molasses spill. Police and Fire were notified just after 3pm. Contractors... Read More

Carpark sacrifice for cycle loop

A trial cycle loop around Mount Maunganui North has been given the go ahead by city councillors, subject to approval by residents. Councillors at the Transport... Read More

Maungatapu Underpass to be connected

Work is to begin next week on connecting the Maungatapu Underpass project with the existing local roads. From April 16, there will be lane diversions, speed restrictions,... Read More

Welcome Bay bus lane on hold

The bus lane proposed for Welcome Bay is on hold until the effects of the underpass on traffic are known. The suggestion is in line with a call from resident Alan... Read More