Motoring

Traffic flow impacted by marathon

Motorists are being asked to be patient as The Mall, Adams Ave and Marine Parade in the Mount will be open to one way traffic today. The roads are down to one lane... Read More

Ministers urges safe motoring

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is urging motorists to take care on the roads this Queen's Birthday weekend. The Associate Transport Minister says holiday weekends can... Read More

Queens Birthday zero road toll goal

Tauranga drivers are being urged to take care on the roads this Queens Birthday Weekend as police aim for a fatality free weekend. The call comes after a zero road... Read More

Gull cuts petrol prices by 5c

Gull is cutting its fuel prices by 5c a litre today as part of a discount day ahead of Queens Birthday Weekend. The discount, which started at 7am today, will apply... Read More

Road closures in Tauranga

Oropi Road, between Maleme Street and Chadwick Road will be closed today and Sunday to allow contractors to do resurfacing work. Tauranga City Council says the works... Read More

Gorge slip face still moving

SH2 through the Waioeka Gorge may have to be closed because of continuing concerns about the movement on the Opotiki side of the slip face. The New Zealand Transport... Read More

Pass rates halved in new licence test

The success rate for the new restricted licence test is currently half the rate it was before the new test was introduced. Ten weeks and nearly 9000 tests after... Read More

More to be done to reduce crashes

One year into the Decade of Action for Road Safety, there is still work to be done to reduce the rate of death and injury on New Zealand roads, says Tauranga MP... Read More

Record low April road toll

A record low number of people died on roads in New Zealand in April, the lowest month on record since 1965. Provisional figures show a total of 12 people died in... Read More

Hauraki Rail Trail to open

A public ride led by Olympic gold medallist Sarah Ulmer celebrates the offical opening of the country's newest cycle trail, the Hauraki Trail, through the Karangahake... Read More

Speedway action ends for 2012

The Flamecrusher Midget Invitational at Baypark Speedway on Saturday night had people leaping from their seats as saloon, sprint, super saloon and mini stocks tore... Read More

Cyclists warned to stay safe

With the end of daylight saving and autumn settling in, cyclists are being reminded to stay safe by wearing high visibility gear while biking on the road. The NZ... Read More