Motoring

Top Bay motorcycle rides discovered

The Tauranga to Rotorua route via State Highway 29, SH36 and SH3 has been voted Bay of Plenty's most popular motorcycle ride. Close to 2000 Kiwi motorcyclists... Read More

Car off road on SH29 near Tauranga

UPDATED 1.50PM: A woman has been transported to hospital following a crash on State Highway 29 near Tauranga. Sergeant Adrian Tukaki says the 57-year-old woman... Read More

Dodging possums and handling corners

She's dodged possums and handled the winding corners of the back roads of Welcome Bay and Pyes Pa roads all her life, but this January SunMedia's Kathy Sellars... Read More

Two car crash on SH29A

UPDATED 9:50AM - Fire crews have now left the scene of a two-car crash on State Highway 29A near Barkes Corner. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Paul... Read More

Dicing with Deadly December

Seven drivers, three passengers, one motorcyclist and one cyclist. They were the people who set out on our roads last Christmas and did not come home alive. They... Read More

Bluff Rd closed, Kennedy Bay Rd open

Bluff Road between Matarangi and Rings Beach continues to be closed to the public due to health and safety concerns around slips. Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More

Kaimai speed trial looking good

The Kaimai Variable Speed Sign trial is beginning to receive awards because of a reduction in accidents on the road, with the two year trial just over half way... Read More

Bay gets first charging station

The Eastern Bay of Plenty's first electric vehicle fast charger has been installed in Whakatane. The charging station, located on Quay Street, is a partnership... Read More

Omokoroa accident victim named

The woman killed in a single vehicle crash at Omokoroa on Friday was Mary Rangirorea Donald, 92, of Tauranga. Police say the Serious Crash Unit continues to investigate... Read More

Hart in the right place

The sport of motorcycle racing may be regarded as high risk and high reward, but Bay of Plenty's Duncan Hart is planning on taking no risks at all in the near future. The... Read More

A Safer Coromandel for motorcyclists

What does every motorcyclist riding in the Coromandel region need for their bike? A handy map of the location which doubles as a visor cloth of course. New Zealand... Read More

Petrol price round-up December 9

This summer SunLive will be keeping you up to speed with petrol prices around Tauranga. Every Friday a sample of local petrol station prices will be up on our site,... Read More