Motoring

Improving safety on Wainui Road & SH2

The community is being invited to have its say on potential safety improvements for Wainui Road and State Highway 2 between Ohope and Opotiki. The New Zealand Transport... Read More

Night works on SH2 near Whakamarama

New Zealand Transport Agency contractors will be carrying out road seal repair works on a section of State Highway 2 near Whakamarama. The works will be carried... Read More

Robson memorial Hyundai due

Former Tauranga City Councillor John Robson's legacy is expected to arrive and be officially handed over to the city in about two weeks' time. The Hyundai Ioniq... Read More

Pedestrian hit by vehicle on TEL

UPDATED: 1.25PM: A section of the Tauranga Eastern Link which was closed following a collision involving a pedestrian and a car has been re-opened. The eastbound... Read More

Car destroyed by fire in Tauranga

A small hatchback car was destroyed by fire on 21st Ave in Tauranga, overnight. Northern communications centre shift manager Megan Ruru says appliances from the... Read More

Car-struck man in Waikato Hospital

The man struck by a car while walking in Wharawhara Road near Katikati on Monday afternoon was flown to Waikato Hospital last night. The 50 year old Rotorua man... Read More

New Te Puke express bus service

Customer demand is driving the addition of a new peak hour express bus service between Te Puke and Tauranga starting today. The service has been upgraded after... Read More

The power of the people’s car

'Is it a cool story about old cars that usually don't go?” asks Steve Cartwright. It's actually a cool story about a fiesta of VWs, a celebration of Beetles,... Read More

Drifting - it's like ballet with cars

Thick plumes of smoke and the smell of burning rubber is swirling around Mount Maunganui's ASB Baypark Stadium. Eighty of the country's best drifters in high-octane... Read More

Wairoa man killed in Hawke’s Bay crash

Police are investigating the cause of a crash which killed a Wairoa man overnight on Friday. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on Mangapapa... Read More

Drifters take on Baypark this Saturday

More concrete dust than tyre smoke blew through the ASB Baypark Stadium stands on Friday as 80 drivers practiced for the third round of the Demon Energy D1NZ National... Read More

Drifting to a hometown victory

No love will be lost between Team Drift Motorsport New Zealand duo Drew Donovan and Jodie Verhulst if the pair come up against each other during the third round... Read More