Motoring

NZTA urging motorists to take care

The NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to take care and drive to the conditions when travelling to and from the Coromandel today. The NZTA has received reports... Read More

SH 29 A road closure resolved

NZTA reports the partial road closure of SH 29 A Greerton to Te Maunga is resolved. All eastbound lanes are now open to traffic. ... Read More

Pedestrians to reclaim The Strand?

Get all cars out of the Wharf St restaurant belt. 'Go the whole hog,” suggests Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. And while we're at, let's get cars off The Strand... Read More

Roadworks today: SH 29A

Road construction is happening all day today on a section of SH 29A from Greerton to Te Maunga. This means a left lane closure on the eastbound lanes right through... Read More

UPDATED: Man hit by truck on SH2

UPDATED: A man in his 40's is in a critical condition in Tauranga Hospital after being struck by a logging truck on Takitimu Drive this morning. Western Bay road... Read More

UPDATED: SH25 near Whitianga reopened

UPDATED: The NZ Transport Authority says the two sections of State Highway 25 north and south of Whitianga closed this morning have now been fully reopened. Localised... Read More

Man critical after Reporoa crash

A 23-year-old man is in a critical condition after his car rolled near Reporoa on Saturday evening. Senior sergeant Steven Shaw says the injured male suffered multiple... Read More

Motorcycle rider seriously injured

UPDATED: A motorcycle rider has serious injuries after a crash with a vehicle on State Highway 30, in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The rider and a pillion passenger... Read More

Car fire on tracks

What is thought to have been a stolen car was set on fire on railway tracks near the Bureta Road railway crossing earlier today. A car caught fire on railway tracks... Read More

Enduro rider hits tree

A 27 year old endure rider was flown to Waikato Hospital after he hit a tree during an organised event at Matata on Saturday afternoon. The Trustpower TECT rescue... Read More

Road crashes cost us all: Foss

New Ministry of Transport figures estimate the total social cost of deaths and injuries resulting from crashes in New Zealand was $3.47 billion in 2014. Associate... Read More

VWs, sun, beer and tall stories

There's not too much common ground between VWs and surf lifesaving. Except cars and surf lifesavers will be butted up like sardines at the Mount Maunganui camping... Read More