Motoring

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

$1.5 million road safety project

Improving safety on State Highway 1B will begin today with a $1.5 million project aimed at reducing the risk of crashes between Taupiri and Gordonton. The NZ Transport... Read More

Roads to be fixed after slips

Extra care and time will need to be taken when travelling in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato as a number of slips and damages to roads are being fixed. A major slip... Read More

Rescue futile, fatal crash witness says

A woman and her neighbours watched a driver burn up after hitting a power pole outside her farmhouse in rural Hamilton on Saturday morning. The crash downed power... Read More

One person dies after serious crash

One person has died in a serious crash near Templeview, Hamilton this morning. The incident happened on Kakaramea Road (State Highway 39) just south of Koromatua... Read More

Two car crash near Tauriko

A report has come in of a two car crash on State Highway 29 near Tauriko this evening. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the crash occured just north... Read More

Oil patches in Karangahake Gorge

Motorists are being urged to use caution when travelling on State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge today. Posting to their Facebook page this morning, a... Read More

Kennedy Bay Rd works to start

Repair works to the sections of Kennedy Bay Road that were damaged by heavy rains is about to start. The Thames-Coromandel District Council closed sections of the... Read More

Delays likely after SH25 underslip

The New Zealand Transport Agency is warning motorists to expect delays on State Highway 25 just south of Coromandel township due to an underslip. One lane of the... Read More