Motoring

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

Focus on slowing down drivers

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

Riders hospitalised at 'alarming rate'

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

Fuel prices dip again

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

Agency seek SH2 feedback

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

Two car crash on Cameron Road

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

Scrutiny on tourist drivers

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

Underpass consortium announced

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

Hazard closes Bluff Rd, Matarangi

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

Bus driver caught out by GPS unit

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