Traffic is backed up on State Highway 2 after a car and motorbike crashed near Bayfair this afternoon. A police media spokesperson says the crash happened just before 3pm. "A car and motorcycle collided at the roundabout by the Bayfair Shopping Centre. "There... Read More

Police have released the name of the woman who was killed following a crash near Pohlen Road, Waikato on Sunday. She is 38-year-old Jocelyn Irene Williams of Hastings. Jocelyn died following a single vehicle crash on State Highway 27 near Matamata. Two... Read More

Hundreds of people poured out of houses in Papamoa this evening to watch as a group of orca cruised past along the beach. Some ran in their pyjamas not wanting to miss seeing the three orca close up. About an hour before sunset Nikki Antonsen spotted... Read More

Local National Party MPs are petitioning the government to carry on with extensive roading projects promised by National before the 2017 election. Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller and Coromandel MP Scott Simpson have launched a campaign to ensure the Katikati... Read More

The $45 million Welcome Bay underpass project is on schedule for completion in the next three to four months, says NZTA project manager John McCarthy. “We are going well. We are still on track for our plan which is still have project completed... Read More

As one Honda rider called Rees steps aside, another one steps forward. Whakatane's Tony Rees is the 2017 national superbike champion, but the opportunities for him to run out with the No.1 emblazoned across his blood-red Honda motorcycle have been... Read More

Tauranga's road police are happy with a relatively uneventful start to 2018. Acting Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter says despite the recent storm and flooding, there have been no significant crashes. “It... Read More

The Thames Coast Road, State Highway 25, remains closed between Tararu, north of Thames, and Manaia and has now become a very long work site. Escorted convoys for residents only will continue today, at times required, between Tararu and Te Puru. The... Read More

Summer might be the time of year the Bay is thriving – bringing plenty of sunshine, good beats, fabulous food and brilliant beach weather – but it's also the time of year to take a deep breath when you're out and about on the... Read More

As a result of storm damage, heavy rain and king tides over the past two days the Thames Coast Road, State Highway 25 has suffered significant damage, says NZ Transport Agency System Manager Karen Boyt.  At this stage, the Transport Agency does... Read More