Motoring

Bay set for heavy rain

The MetService has issued a heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty with up to 100mm of rain expected over the next 12 hour period. A complex trough of low pressure... Read More

Bogus toll road scam

Unauthorised individuals are allegedly attempting to sign people up to bogus toll road accounts in exchange for their credit card information. The NZ Transport Agency... Read More

Police target distracted drivers

Bay of Plenty Police are clamping down on motorists using handheld devices while they drive this week. Starting today, police across New Zealand will target distracted... Read More

Police crackdown on distracted drivers

This week Waikato Police will be focusing their attention on motorists who are more focused on using handheld devices as they drive. Starting today, police across... Read More

Police attend crash near Bayfair

Police and emergency services are on the scene of a car versus van crash at the round-about outside of Bayfair Mount Maunganui. One of the vehicles involved in this... Read More

Behind the wheel of a glider

Tauranga teenager Nolan Cockburn is navigating a glider through the air well before he knows how to drive a car. Tauranga teenager Nolan Cockburn, 14, knows how... Read More

NZTA: plan ahead when travelling

The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to drive with care and allow extra time when travelling in the Bay of Plenty, as work on $45 million Maungatapu underpass... Read More

Speeder told body 'would disintegrate'

A speeding driver's body would "disintegrate" and have to be picked piece-by-piece off the tarmac if he crashed while travelling 171kmh, a Hamilton magistrate says. Alan... Read More

Second fatal crash on Waikato roads

Waikato Police's Serious Crash Unit are investigating another death after a man was killed following a crash on State Highway 1B/Gordonton Rd on Tuesday night. District... Read More

Motorcyclist dies in Tokoroa

A motorcyclist is dead after a collision with a car in Tokoroa this afternoon. Police and other emergency services attended the crash at the intersection of Pateke... Read More

Waikato drivers a ‘mixed bag'

Over the weekend Waikato Police processed 36 drivers for excess breath alcohol with several more drivers awaiting the results of blood alcohol tests. Describing... Read More

Bay driver still in contention

With only one round to go in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, Tauranga's Phil Campbell still has the chance to take out this year's... Read More