Motoring

Drifting action in Tauranga

The Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship will make New Zealand motor racing history for the second time this season, as the series undertakes another... Read More

Changes to SH2 coming

The New Zealand Transport Agency has responded to criticism of the lack of central median barriers on State Highway 2, between Bethlehem and Katikati. Instead,... Read More

Charity ride a huge success

More than $9,000 has been raised in a charity ride organised by Bayride Motorcycles. Three hundred bikers turned up at the Tauranga store last Sunday for the ride,... Read More

Driver knocks baby onto road

A driver who it is said refused to stop, struck a pushchair on an intersection at Girven Road, Mount Maunganui, knocking a baby out of the pushchair and onto the... Read More

Hewletts Rd reopened after petrol spill

UPDATED 4:40PM: The petrol spill caused by a three-vehicle crash on Hewletts Road in Mount Maunganui near the harbour bridge has now been cleared. Western Bay... Read More

Tirau crash victim named

Police have named the woman killed after a crash on State Highway 1, on Sunday. Esther Grace Lynn Chavel Bhana, 33, died following a two-car crash on the highway... Read More

Katikati unconvinced at bypass promises

Traffic congestion on State Highway 2, near Katikati, has boosted the awareness of the need of a bypass. Community board chair Jenny Hobbs' has launched a petition... Read More

Person freed in bus crash

UPDATED: 11.11am. The woman passenger trapped in a tourist bus that crashed down a six-metre bank in Tongariro Forest Park on Sunday morning has been freed. A police... Read More

Roadworks on Jellicoe St next week

The road running through the centre of Te Puke will be closed later this week to allow significant construction work to occur. Western Bay of Plenty District Council... Read More

Rider seriously injured in SH2 crash

UPDATED 2:05PM: The New Zealand Transport Agency is advising motorists a section of State Highway 2 in Waihi remains closed until further notice following a crash... Read More

Major delays on SH2 heading north

Once again northbound motorists travelling on State Highway 2 are facing lengthy delays, with traffic down to a crawl either side of Katikati today. It's the second... Read More

Car and bus collide in Mount Maunganui

A car and a bus have collided near Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Scott Osmond says the crash occurred near the... Read More