Motoring

Car roll ends weekend smashes

Police are urging care at intersections after five weekend crashes on Western Bay of Plenty roads including a two car smash last night where one car ended up on... Read More

Mechanic makes the final fold

A Mount Maunganui mechanic is one of the finalists in the nationwide 2013 MTA Apprentice of the Year competition. Devon Hammond, 24, is the only Bay of Plenty finalist... Read More

Two car crash on Maunganui Road

Emergency services are at a two car crash on Maunganui Road where two cars are reported to have crashed head on. The accident is opposite 606 Maunganui Road, just... Read More

Car plunges into river in Athenree

Six people have escaped serious injury after the car they were travelling in crashed into a river in Athenree. A car carrying six passengers drove off Steele Road,... Read More

Fatal crash investigation on-going

Police are yet to lay charges in relation to the crash which killed 24-year-old Tauranga man Gregory Woledge. The young electrician was killed on August 12, when... Read More

Teen critically injured in crash

A 19-year-old is fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after being hit by a car in Morrinsville. Police say the man was hit by a vehicle... Read More

Slips warning in Coromandel

Slips along State Highway 25/Thames Coast Road are expected to cause delays to motorists' travels today. A number of slips are blocking the road and have reduced... Read More

Wheel flies after car hits bridge

A Holden commodore sustained extensive damage when it was struck by the wheel of an elderly woman's car that hit the Wairoa Bridge last night. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

CBD parking price to drop

Tauranga City Council is dropping parking prices in the central city parking zone from $3 to $2 per hour from Monday, September 23. The change, announced this... Read More

Sober drivers urged after 5 crashes

Experienced drivers getting behind the wheel drunk are 16 times more likely to be involved in a crash than someone who is sober and alert. That is the message from... Read More

New roundabout at Paengaroa

The new Paengaroa roundabout is taking shape at what will be the eastern end of the of the Tauranga Eastern Link project. What now looks like piles of dirt will... Read More

Lecturer's lucky new ride

It is the first competition Maungatapu social work lecturer Emma Webber-Dreadon has entered for many years - but if her family have their way it won't be the last. On... Read More