Motoring

Possible snow for Desert Road

Sleet or light snow showers are possible about higher parts of State Highway 1, Desert Road this morning the MetService says. A complex low pressure system lies... Read More

Delays on Takitimu Drive

Motorist are being advised to expect delays if travelling on State Highway 2 Takitimu Drive, Tauranga due to bridge repairs the New Zealand Transport Agency says. Work... Read More

Fatal crash near Taupo

Two people have died after a serious near Taupo last night. Emergency services were notified about 10.50pm a vehicle had rolled on Tirohanga Road. Reports indicate... Read More

Campbell relieved with finish

Tauranga's Phil Campbell has put a run of mechanical failures behind him to record a ninth place finish at the most recent round of the Brian Green Property Group... Read More

Flooding closes roads, schools

UPDATED 12.55PM: State Highway 25 from the Tairua township to the SH25/SH25a intersection remains closed due to flooding on the Hikuai Flats. But some good news:... Read More

Possible rain on the way for Bay

Bay of Plenty's weather is starting to sound like a trailer to the movies JAWS - 'just when you think it was safe to go back in the water”. After a week or... Read More

Holder takes championship title

Mount Maunganui's David Holder has taken the biggest accolade of his career to date with a victory at the fourth round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand... Read More

Black ice warning for motorists

Thames and Coromandel motorists are being warned to take care on the roads this morning due to fog and black ice in the Waikato. Waikato Police report there is thick... Read More

Tauranga a chill and a drop of rain

It doesn't take a genius to figure out it's cold in the Bay of Plenty, with a number of roads in the region caked in ice this morning. While it's expected to get... Read More

Update: Bay road ice warning

Update 12.39pm: Bay of Plenty roads plagued with ice have been given the all clear says New Zealand Transport Agency. In a media statement the Agency says State... Read More

One person critical after serious crash

One person has been flown to Waikato Hospital after a serious crash in Taupo which injured six people. The crash happen on State Highway 1, at Waitahanui, south... Read More

Ice warning on SH5 Ngongotaha

Bay of Plenty motorists travelling between Ngongotaha and Tirau on State Highway 5 are being advised to drive with caution after reports of ice on the road. The... Read More