Motoring

Passenger rail service for Tauranga?

The Green Party has announced it will trial a passenger rail service between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga starting in 2019, if it is in government. The passenger... Read More

UPDATE: Serious crash in Te Puke

At 6.05pm tonight a vehicle travelling on Jelicoe Street in Te Puke has left the road and collided with a large tree. Stuff is reporting that a northern fire communications... Read More

Real-time bus tracking for better travel

Rotorua bus users can now approach their journeys with greater confidence and certainty due to recent technical enhancements to the real-time bus tracking technology... Read More

Gorge expected to re-open

State Highway Two through to the East coast via the Waioeka Gorge may re-open tonight, says the NZ Transport Agency. The agency says people should check the website... Read More

Exposure to smoke in cars high

New evidence shows one in five children continue to be exposed to smoking in cars. The research, led by the University of Otago, Wellington, and published in the... Read More

Ruling out a fuel tax for Tauranga

Local National Party MPs Simon Bridges and Todd Muller are calling on the Labour Party to rule out a fuel tax hike for Tauranga. Their concern comes after Labour... Read More

Bay rider now a five-time winner

Bay of Plenty motocross rider Cody Cooper is fast closing in on claiming a new dirt bike record. The 33-year-old won his sixth national MX1 motocross crown earlier... Read More

Prioritising vehicle safety in new cars

When it comes to cars, investment in safety isn't necessarily expensive, says NZTA road safety director Harry Wilson. Vehicle safety needs to be better prioritised... Read More

Person killed in Whanganui crash

One person has died following a crash in Whanganui overnight. The crash, between two cars, occurred at the intersection of Anzac Parade and Duncan Street at 2.30am. There... Read More

Maketu’s 500hp roosters

The dawn chorus is causing broken sleep and ill-feeling in the small coastal town of Maketu. But it's not the birds, it's the rumble of heavy diesel engines well... Read More

Transport Act modernised today

More flexibility in small passenger services, mandatory alcohol interlock sentences, and tougher penalties for fleeing drivers will all become law following the... Read More

Bikers arrested for unsafe riding

A memorial ride event planned by a local motorcycle club has ended in arrests after those involved were monitored by police. On Saturday morning a group of motorcyclists... Read More