08:34am Wed 29 Oct, 2014
Homes in the Welcome Bay area were without power last night after a ute hit a power pole on Kaitemako Road. Emergency services were called to the scene at around... Read More
03:29pm Mon 27 Oct, 2014
From next month Opus will undertake a three year contract to deliver Thames Coromandel District Council's roading maintenance, renewal and capital works programmes. The... Read More
03:16pm Mon 27 Oct, 2014
They might be 'well behaved” so far but motorists are being urged by Western Bay of Plenty Police to take extra care on their way home today from the long... Read More
08:27am Mon 27 Oct, 2014
A 10-year-old girl is dead after a being struck by a motorcycle on State Highway 30, near Lake Rotoma overnight. Emergency services were called to the incident about... Read More
11:57am Sat 25 Oct, 2014
A Palmerston North man killed in a head-on crash on the Desert Road last year was twice the legal limit and speeding, says a coroner's report. Ahmad Jawid Aman,... Read More
07:26am Sat 25 Oct, 2014
In the past five years, 11 people have died and another 31 were seriously injured in Labour Weekend Crashes on Bay of Plenty/Waikato Roads, prompting a safe driving... Read More
11:00am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Police will be enforcing the 4km/h speed tolerance over the next few days as they look to make this Labour Weekend one to remember. People caught doing up to 4km/h... Read More
07:01am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Bay of Plenty Police are urging people to take their time on the roads this Labour Weekend following a fatal crash in Tauranga on Wednesday. 'The North Island weather... Read More
09:09am Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Drink driving is no longer socially acceptable says a Tauranga police officer after two alcohol related crashes in the space of five hours last night. Western Bay... Read More
03:04pm Wed 22 Oct, 2014
Driving on the wrong side of the road could be punished with a $150 or more fine if the act is deemed deliberate. This message comes after Tauranga resident, who... Read More
03:15pm Tue 21 Oct, 2014
Drunk and drugged drivers will be the focus of Western Bay of Plenty Police with the start of Operation Profile tomorrow. For the last five years, police have launched... Read More
01:58pm Tue 21 Oct, 2014
Police say a driver's caution almost certainly saved a four-year-old boy's life after he was struck by a car near a school bus stop in Waihi Beach. Inspector Freda... Read More