Motoring

Police: Stay off the roads in Taupo

Bay of Plenty Police is urging motorists to avoid non-essential travel in the Taupo/Turangi area. Snow is making driving condition difficult and more snow is predicted... Read More

Tauranga traffic delays possible

Tauranga motorists are being reminded there may be delays in the area of Sandhurst Drive and State Highway 2 Interchange due to road closures on SH29A says the New... Read More

Police warn drivers to drive safe

Police are warning motorists to take care on the roads as snow is expected to fall on the Desert Road, State Highway 1 tonight. The MetService has issued a snowfall... Read More

Public meeting in Katikati tonight

Transport Minister Simon Bridges may need a bypass of his own if passions boil over during a public meeting taking place at the Katikati Memorial Hall tonight. The... Read More

Update: Car and bus collide in Greerton

Update 5.30pm: Emergency services have cleared the vehicles from crash at the roundabout one Fraser Street and Chadwick Road. A caller to 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline... Read More

TEL celebrates first birthday

The Tauranga Eastern Link is celebrating its first birthday today, and already, nearly equivalent of half of New Zealand's population have travelled on it. Transport... Read More

Goldrush rally returning to Coromandel

Dust and gravel will go flying when the Mahindra Goldrush Rally of New Zealand returns to the Coromandel this month. Round five of the 2016 NZ Rally Championships... Read More

Update: No further delays on SH29A

Update 1.45pm: Work on relocating power transmission line on State Highway 29A near the Maungatapu roundabout, Tauranga has been completed says New Zealand Transport... Read More

Snow closes Desert Road

Winter bared its teeth last night blasting the central North Island and closing the Desert Road State Highway 1. The MetService says the country saw its heaviest... Read More

Delays on SH29A to continue

Motorists are being reminded of possible delays on State Highway 29A near the Maungatapu roundabout, Tauranga this morning. In a media statement New Zealand Transport... Read More

Police seek witnesses to serious crash

Bay of Plenty Police are seeking witnesses to yesterday's serious crash between Baypark and Welcome Bay, Tauranga. The crash which claimed the lives of two people... Read More

Snow warning for Desert Road

Motorists travelling on Desert Road State Highway 1 are being warned to drive cautiously with snow showers expected tonight says the New Zealand Transport Agency. The... Read More