Motoring

New TEL speed limit starts next month

New 110km/h speed limits will come into effect from December 11 for the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road. The Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway will also... Read More

Work underway to fix Pyes Pa Rd slip

A 35 metre long wall made out of around 70 steel piles is to be lowered into the ground to stabilise the earth at the slip site on State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road.... Read More

Changes to Hewletts Road layout

The New Zealand Transport Agency is advising road users of a minor change to the road layout on Hewletts Road while an extension to the bus lanes is completed. The... Read More

Call for Tauranga passenger trains

Using existing rail corridors for commuter transport is being suggested by Tauranga architect Mark Wassung, as a way of reducing traffic congestion on the city... Read More

The $64 million transport plan

Councillors are recommending Tauranga City Council embark on a $64 million transport plan over the next three years in three main bundles. These are: Providing better... Read More

Challenge to CBD parking regime

City councillor Terry Molloy is trying to bring pedestrians back into the central city by driving up long term parking prices. In a Notice of Motion being presented... Read More

New ticketing system for bus users

Passenger bus users will soon benefit from the implementation of a Regional Integrated Ticketing System. Horizons, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki,... Read More

Night work to begin on Karangahake Gorge

From this weekend to mid-December 12.5 kilometres of new road surface will be laid on State Highway 2 between the SH1/2 interchange at Pokeno and the SH2/25 roundabout... Read More

Serious crash on SH27

UPDATE 2.40PM: The road has been closed after a serious two-car crash on SH27 near Matamata. Emergency services are on site attending to one person in a critical... Read More

Retro Fayre proves a great success

The public got all dressed up in their best vintage frocks as part of the retro revolution that's taking a hold of Tauranga. A new Vintage and Retro Fayre, a brand... Read More

All-American cars come to town

Identical twin brothers Ray and Rob Sperling share more than just their looks. The Tauranga men are both big Mustang fans and will be sharing their love of the... Read More

Police cleared in Mountain Road death

The Coroner has cleared police of blame in the death of Levi Lance Penberthy-Green at Mountain Raod Oropi on April 11 2015. Levi died after he fled police lights... Read More