Motoring

Labour Weekend driving warning

With the forecast for the early part of the weekend looking good, the Bay will be an attractive place to be, says Senior Sergeant Ian Campion. The Western Bay of... Read More

New alcohol limits looming

New drink drive laws halving the current alcohol driving limits will come in play on December 1. Under the new law the breath alcohol limit drops from 400 micrograms... Read More

UPDATED: Police seek witnesses

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the three vehicle crash near Whitianga overnight to make contact with them. A four-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were... Read More

Three-car crash on SH2

UPDATE: Motorists are being advised to avoid using State Highway 2, between Te Maunga and Domain Road, as police deal with a three-car crash. Police were called... Read More

Police examine flyover crash

Police are investigating the cause of the three car nose-to-tail crash which delayed rush hour traffic on Hewletts Road yesterday. Three cars crashed at the beginning... Read More

Speed trials coming to SH29

New Zealand's first weather-activated speed sign system will soon be trialled on State Highway 29 through the Kaimai Ranges - a stretch of road deemed to be high-risk. The... Read More

Rally to raise funds for CanSurf

Get your motor running and head out on the highway to Waihi Beach for the first ever CanSurf Motorcycle Rally this Saturday. The goal of the rally is to raise funds... Read More

Ohope crash victim named

The 62 year old driver who died as a result of a motor vehicle crash in Ohope on Friday October 10, was Gale Hine Williams, late of Opape, Toatoa. Police enquiries... Read More

Katikati crash: man charged

A Mount Maunganui man is facing charges of dangerous driving and driving while disqualified following a two car crash south of Katikati overnight. Police say the... Read More

Mother questions town bus cuts

A Te Puke mother has accused Bay Buses of cutting the township 'off the face of the earth” after her 12-year-old daughter was left standing at a bus stop for... Read More

Second man dies after crash

A 67-year-old man critically injured in a fatal car crash in Ngongotaha yesterday has died. The man was transported to Waikato Hospital after being involved in the... Read More

Fatal crash investigation

A 67-year-old man is in Waikato Hospital in a critical condition following a fatal two car head-on crash on State Highway 36 (Hamurana Road). A Tauranga couple sustained... Read More