Motoring

What's On Today? Start your engines

Good morning Sunners, Check your blind spots and buckle up for a Sunday full of thrills and spills, with Omokoroa No.1 School's Gala and Original Ride-On Mower Race... Read More

Battery leakage cleared after train de-rails

Firefighters spent just under five hours overnight at Sulphur Point rail crossing where a train de-railed, with dangerous goods inside one container posing a risk... Read More

Govt steps up roads funding

The Government's funding share for roads in Tauranga, the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel is being increased to more than 50 per cent. Under the new funding... Read More

Mangatarata roundabout on track

The NZ Transport Agency says good progress is being made on the new roundabout being installed just north of Mangatarata in the Hauraki district. The roundabout... Read More

Police: slow down on our roads

Waikato police are warning motorist to 'expect little mercy” if they are caught speeding on the district's road. This warning comes after police reviewed... Read More

Truck crashes down 100m bank

One person is injured after a truck rolled down a 100m bank on Pongakawa Bush Road this lunchtime. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash and motorists... Read More

Warning after fatal bike crashes

Three fatal crashes involving motorbikes in the Bay of Plenty in just two weeks is prompting police to warn motorists to pay attention while driving. A motorcyclist... Read More

Car ripped in two in crash

A car was torn in two when it hit a ditch on State Highway 29 early this morning. The vehicle was found abandoned on the highway, between Barkes Corner and Route... Read More

Clayton makes roads promise

Former city councillor Clayton Mitchell has told city councillors he will be advising on Tauranga's roading issues in parliament. Speaking in the public forum this... Read More

Road repair rage

Leigh McKinnon's had a 'gutful” of watching workmen 'repairing repaired repairs” on the road outside his Aongatete home. And he accuses Western Bay of... Read More

Man dies in Te Puna crash

A man has died in the Western Bay of Plenty this evening after his motorcycle collided with a truck on State Highway 2 in Te Puna. The incident happened just after... Read More

Parade promotes safe motoring

Hundreds of school children drove a road safety initiative encouraging people to become safer drivers in Tauranga this morning. From 9.30am, around 600 primary and... Read More