Motoring

Celebrating road safety efforts

More than 600 children from 28 schools took to the streets of central Tauranga today to celebrate their efforts to keep their peers safe on the road this year. The... Read More

Overnight spike in petrol price

An overnight spike in petrol prices has been spied by commuters, after what is reported to be a gradual rise all week. Gull stations in Bethlehem and Hewletts roads... Read More

Online practical driving tool launched

ACC and the NZ Transport Agency have launched a virtual reality (VR) experience to prepare young drivers for practical tests The VR experience is an interactive... Read More

Tauranga’s continuing traffic woes

If you think Tauranga city traffic is getting worse, that it's taking more time to get to work, the queues are longer and driving in Tauranga is increasingly diabolical... Read More

New bus services could be fast-tracked

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Tauranga City Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency are investigating fast-tracking some proposed changes to public transport... Read More

Turret Road exit lane open to traffic

The one-way exit lane from 14th Avenue onto Turret Road is open to traffic once more. A SunLive reader sent in photos showing the concrete barriers blocking access... Read More

Check online for roadworks

Drivers are being asked to prepare for delays as work begins on a number of roads throughout the eastern Bay of Plenty. From now until the end of summer contractors... Read More

Hewletts Road bus lanes extended

Pre-Christmas commuting across the bridge may be affected by NZTA beginning work on extending the bus lanes from Totara Street to the Tauranga Marina, on December... Read More

Nighttime detours for expressway

The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of night-time detours on the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway over the next few weeks while maintenance... Read More

Free Wi-Fi on Bayhopper buses

What do Donald Trump's tweets, council plans and online shopping have in common? You'll soon be able to check out all of them for free while riding the bus in the... Read More

AA welcomes 110km/h decision

The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Roads and Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway will both have a 110km/h speed limit from mid-December, which AA Motoring supports. The... Read More

Motoring heaven on The Strand

People wanting to see rally cars close up can head down to The Strand with Rally New Zealand giving people the chance to meet and mingle with their drivers. The... Read More