Motoring
07:00am Sat 13 Dec, 2014
From Sunday, new roadside billboards, radio and online advertising will appear to inform drivers that police are committed to stopping speeders, this summer and... Read More
02:57pm Fri 12 Dec, 2014
Car drivers are putting Bay of Plenty motorcyclists in hospital at an alarming rate, say health authorities. The number of Bay motorcyclists hospitalised following... Read More
02:38pm Fri 12 Dec, 2014
Motorists are in for some cheap fuel this Christmas after prices dropped another two cents this week. All fuel grades have dropped, meaning both petrol and diesel... Read More
02:55pm Thu 11 Dec, 2014
People who travel along State Highway 2 (SH2) between Bethlehem and Waihi are being asked to share their thoughts on the route, as the NZ Transport Agency continues... Read More
11:01am Wed 10 Dec, 2014
Police are investigating the cause of a two car crash on Cameron Road, near Mitre 10 Mega, this morning. It's understood the two vehicles collided at the intersection... Read More
08:01am Tue 09 Dec, 2014
A push to crack down on crashes involving overseas drivers has seen the launch of a national road safety project. Provisional crash data for 2013, released by the... Read More
03:18pm Mon 08 Dec, 2014
The NZ Transport Agency is awarding the Maungatapu underpass project to a consortium of Fulton Hogan, Tonkin Taylor and Waikato company Bloxham Burnett and Olliver. Details... Read More
12:17pm Mon 08 Dec, 2014
The Thames Coromandel District Council is warning both motorists and pedestrians that Bluff Rd will be closed until further notice. An overhanging bluff about 350... Read More
11:54am Mon 08 Dec, 2014
A Pavlovich bus carrying passengers returning from Tauranga to Auckland found itself on a road to nowhere over the weekend. It appears the GPS system led the driver... Read More
11:40am Mon 08 Dec, 2014
A teenage girl is in Rotorua Hospital with serious leg injuries after a head on two-car crash involving eight people near Ngongataha - seven of which were injured. The... Read More
09:46am Sat 06 Dec, 2014
Some service stations around the country have dropped petrol prices to below $2, with BP making its 10th reduction since October. The move has taken 91 Octane to... Read More
03:47pm Fri 05 Dec, 2014
UPDATE 4.35PM: State Highway 29 has re-opened in both directions following a serious crash earlier this afternoon. However, a reporter on the scene has advised that... Read More
15-Mar 14:58
Te Puna Rugby Club upgrades its clubrooms
15-Mar 13:05
New liquefaction maps for Te Puke
15-Mar 12:00
Our Best Friends: Mural to celebrate service dogs
15-Mar 10:00
Tauranga Girls’ College seeks Project K mentors
15-Mar 09:00
Repair challenge issued to Kiwis
15-Mar 07:00
Fieldays volunteers wanted for June
15-Mar 06:00
3D illusion painting and ceramic art in Katikati
14-Mar 16:02
BOP mayors back homelessness taskforce call
14-Mar 14:42
Scholarship helps teen after mum’s cancer loss
14-Mar 13:00
Western Bay Property values updated this week
14-Mar 12:00
Young grower champion urges others to step up
14-Mar 10:00
Enrolments open for new conservation training
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