Motoring

Electric car visits Tauranga

A beekeeper from Paihia is on what is believed to be the first trip from Cape Reigna to the Bluff and back in a production model 100 per cent electrical car. Craig... Read More

Police warn against speed and fatigue

Speed and fatigue are being found to be common causes of poor driving behaviour in the Bay of Plenty. Bay Police are receiving regular driving complaints about drivers... Read More

Naming new roads to Te Puke

From 2015, Western Bay residents will have the chance to put their thinking caps on and come up with names for the former stretch of State Highway 2 into Te Puke. The... Read More

Car rolls at Pyes Pa

Tauranga fire fighters called to a car crash 16km up Pyes Pa Road last night arrived to find the 23-year-old driver being tended to by a team of first aiders on... Read More

Cycle safety trial endorsed

A proposed new law that could lead to drivers being fined for not giving cyclists up to 1.5 metres of space while overtaking is being backed by a number of Bay of... Read More

TEL road works tonight

Last week's wet weather postponed road works planned for the Tauranga Eastern Link, which are now scheduled to take place tonight. Night works are expected to take... Read More

TEL fire cost $2 million

The cost of the bridge fire that burned through polystyrene blocks in the Tauranga Eastern Link is expected to be more than $2 million, but repairs will not delay... Read More

Car crash in Greerton

Emergency services are responding to a car crash on Cameron Road near Barkes Corner this afternoon. The crash happened on Cameron Road near Barkes Corner. Photos:... Read More

No official road closures: TCDC

Local motorists are being asked to take care when driving today as the weekend downpour which caused flooding and a slip in two areas. There is currently flooding... Read More

Extensive road work programme

Between now and April the NZ Transport Agency has an extensive programme of reconstruction and resealing is planned for the Bay of Plenty. Contractors will be out... Read More

Compensation law questioned

New Zealanders may very well be personally liable to top-up ACC compensation if they are convicted of any criminal offence that causes bodily injury to another person,... Read More

Beam work begins this weekend

Contractors will begin laying the bridge beams on the Mangatawa interchange this weekend. The works will see speed restrictions and stop/go traffic management in... Read More