Motoring

Tauranga transport pioneer dies

Mount Maunganui resident and Strait Shipping founder Jim Barker is being remembered by transport industry members as a leader who changed the face of the New Zealand... Read More

Felled trees cause highway hazard

People driving in the Matata area are being warned to expect delays due to felled trees on the highway. The NZ Transport Agency says trees have been at the intersection... Read More

SH25 truck solution

SH 25 south of Coromandel is expected to re-open to all traffic on Monday, after being closed to trucks since August 10. A slip below the road reduced traffic to... Read More

Woman dies at Te Puna

A woman in her 40s died in a two car crash at Te Puna earlier today. The crash occured on Te Puna Road at 12.30am say Police. A woman was killed in a crash at Te... Read More

Dangerous police chase in Tauranga

UPDATED 2.55PM: ‘Crazed idiot' is how one witness describes the motorist who led police on a dangerous chase through Tauranga overnight. While another says... Read More

Dapper up for a distinguished ride

On September 25 expect to see an unusual scene rolling along Tauranga's streets - and expect it to start a conversation that all of our boyfriends, husbands, fathers,... Read More

Car rolled on SH33 near Paengaroa

A report has come in of a car that has rolled on State Highway 33 south of Paengaroa this afternoon. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Carren Larking says... Read More

Complex slip works on SH25

Contractors are about to start a complex operation on State Highway 25, just south of Coromandel town, which will allow heavy vehicles to use an area affected by... Read More

Street machines under the blossoms

About 5000 heads will peer under 100-plus bonnets put up under the cherry blossoms in Greerton next month, when Tauranga Street Machines & Customs 39th Anniversary... Read More

Coromandel GoldRush rally today

Seventy-four of the best national and international drivers are expected for the fifth and final round of the New Zealand Rally Championship on the Coromandel today.... Read More

Western Bay thieves ‘opportunistic’

‘Opportunity' isn't picky - it knocks for both the honest and dishonest alike. With a spike in stolen vehicles, and particularly trailers, in the Western... Read More

Nitro Circus coming to Tauranga

Death-defying stunts, jaw-dropping world first attempts and an airborne whisky barrel are what Nitro Circus fans can expect at Tauranga's ASB Baypark Stadium in... Read More