Motoring

Road safety goes hi-tech

An odd looking van with four video cameras attached to the roof will be driving along Tauranga roads for the next three days. The paranoid need not worry, it's not... Read More

Sculptures to mark TEL gate

Travellers arriving in Tauranga from the east on the Tauranga Eastern Link will be greeted by two large-scale steel sculptures at the approaches to the Papamoa interchange. The... Read More

Pah Road permanently closed

A section of Pah Road, north of Te Puke, will be permanently closed to traffic and another stretch realigned this month, as the Tauranga Eastern Link project continues.... Read More

Bridge’s fate in council hands

The future of the 85-year-old Kopu Bridge hangs in the balance following a proposal to transfer ownership of the bridge to the Thames Coromandel District Council. The... Read More

No result in sweeper crash

Investigations are continuing into a road sweeper truck crash which saw the vehicle roll into a ditch on Te Puna Station Road. The road sweeper rolled about 200... Read More

Name released for Waihi cyclist

UPDATED Thursday: The 77-year-old man who died after being hit by a car in Waihi two weeks has been named as Arthur Ross. Arthur died in Waikato Hospital overnight... Read More

$154M roading contract awarded

A $154 million road maintenance contract is set to save ratepayers and road users and estimated $50 million over seven years. The NZ Transport Agency and Western... Read More

Crash schools TCC safety officers

Wet weather accidents and traffic congestion outside Welcome Bay School is serving up an opportune reminder for Tauranga City Council to seriously consider upgrading... Read More

Goldrush Rally returning 2015

Overwhelming success of this year's VINZ Coromandel Goldrush Rally means the event will be back in 2015, Rally NZ has announced. Thames Coromandel District mayor... Read More

A very British invasion this October

Sitting in Robert Patton's Bethlehem garage is a beautiful 1951 Austin Sheerline, untouched as if it just rolled off the showroom floor. Smooth lines, chrome headlamps,... Read More

Key’s promise to be kept

John Key's 2008 election promise that the government will pay $100 million for upgrading Tauranga‘s central corridor will be kept, says a spokeswoman for the... Read More

Travel safe teams scoops award

The Western Bay of Plenty Travel Safe team received two awards at the Safe and Sustainable Transport Association and NZ Traffic Institute Conference in Auckland... Read More