Motoring

Final stage of B2B upgrade to start May

The New Zealand Transport Agency has confirmed the final stage of Tauranga's Baypark to Bayfair Link Upgrade will get underway in May. CPB Contractors have been... Read More

Armstrong hunting maiden title

To win a championship - you've got to be reliable. That's what Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong believes will make or break his hopes of winning the 2016/17 Demon... Read More

‘Frustrating’ Te Puna detour on hold

The Te Puna detour which saw hundreds of motorists voice their frustration on social media has been put on hold. The NZT Transport Agency was trialling the detour... Read More

Waimana Gorge closed

State Highway 2, through the Waimana Gorge, is closed by a large slip just south of Stanley Road. It's expected to take weeks to clear, with the NZTA stating the... Read More

Te Puna detour on trial

A road detour around the Te Puna roundabout construction zone begins today, to give construction teams better access to the site. Removing southbound light vehicles... Read More

Better bus ticketing on the way

Bus passengers in the Bay of Plenty will have improved ticketing by June next year. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has been working with eight other councils to... Read More

The orchestrator behind the spanner

Usually, we associate the glory of car racing with the man behind the wheel. But a lot of what goes on under the bonnet and at the hand of the spanner has a huge... Read More

Man fined $400 for 'driving lesson'

The man at the centre of a video showing a young boy driving a vehicle through the Whitianga township has been fined by police. 'The child and his parents have... Read More

Avis to install defibs at branches

The Heart Foundation applauds a new initiative from Avis Rent A Car, that will help fight New Zealand's biggest killer - heart disease. The rental car network is... Read More

Happy Days are here again

Chevs, Fords, Holdens, customs, motorbikes - whatever takes your fancy will be parked up at Katikati's Diggelmann Park this Easter Saturday, April 15, as the Happy... Read More

SH29 re-opening about noon

NZTA is advising people planning Easter travel to delay their trip as there are still a number of State Highway closures in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions,... Read More

Coromandel roads under pressure

The Thames Coast road remains closed and officials expect this combined with delayed Easter holidayers will triple the traffic volumes on the SH25 eastern route. Tairua-Whitianga... Read More