Motoring

Flooding mayhem: Avoid travel

UPDATE 6.15pm: SunLive's readers are reporting numerous road hazards as heavy rain lashes the region. Police are urging drivers to stay off the roads amidst multiple... Read More

Bay rider gets factory ride

Reporoa motocross rider Hadleigh Knight is one of two riders named by Husqvarna for its team taking on the New Zealand Motocross Championships this summer. The 19-year-old... Read More

Electric vehicles at Bayfair

Electric vehicle owners are gaining in numbers and begining to appear in groups at public events, after years of being treated like vegetarians at a barbecue, About... Read More

Axe Route K Tolls: NZ First

It's been one of Tauranga's most controversial roads and now Winston Peters is calling for the tolls on Route K to be axed. The New Zealand First leader wants a... Read More

Buzzing over electric vehicles

He's the Minister of Energy and Resources, the Minister of Transport, and probably the country's pre-eminent EV devotee. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges he will be right... Read More

Children critically injured in crash

UPDATED: Two toddlers are in a critical condition after being struck by vehicle on a 100km/h road the Bay of Plenty. A woman was pushing a stroller with two children... Read More

Fining camping caperers

Tourists attempting to leave the country with unpaid freedom camping fines will now find it harder to escape. A partnership between Thames Coromandel District Council... Read More

First self driving truck

With Tauranga set to be the first New Zealand city to see an autonomous car in action in November, how long will it be until we see a self-driving truck on the road? This... Read More

Last dance at Te Puna Hall

The long-threatened moment has finally come for Te Puna Memorial Hall, with demolition beginning on September 18 to pave the way for a new roundabout. The Te Puna... Read More

Self-driving car arrives in NZ

Tauranga will be the first city in New Zealand to see an autonomous vehicle in action. Volvo and the New Zealand Traffic Institute (Trafinz) aim to demonstrate the... Read More

Changes to drive EV uptake

The Government has announced a number of procurement changes which are set to improve the availability of electric vehicles in New Zealand. Announced on Wednesday,... Read More

Big turnout for Jim’s send off

Every available Freight Lines truck across the central North Island turned out at company founder Jim Barker's funeral at Baypark as a mark of respect for an industry... Read More