Motoring

One injured in SH33 crash

A 21 year man is recovering in Rotorua Hospital after a two car crash on State Highway 33. The two vehicles collided at about 5.30pm on Tuesday near Paengaroa. File... Read More

SH2 reopens after crash cleared

State Highway 2, about 5km south of Waihi, is open again after emergency services completed their clean-up of a vehicle crash there at about 10.30 this morning.... Read More

McLean Street blocked for tree op

McLean Street, at its intersection with Willow Street on the harbour side, is closed as arborists work on the black cottonwood tree, known as the Aspen tree, which... Read More

Fraser St: Racing to beat the rain

Contractors at the Fraser Street and 15th Avenue road works are racing to beat the rain forecast this week. Fraser Street was being bitumen sealed early Monday morning.... Read More

Police target Welcome Bay ‘raceway’

Tauranga police are targeting a Welcome Bay street they believe is being treated as a ‘raceway' by some motorists. Sergeant Lester Polglase says some people... Read More

Mini wins FMX championship

Australian Steve Mini is the winner of the 2010 New Zealand Freestyle MotoX Championship series after winning both the Tauranga and now the Whanaganui events. Steve... Read More

Tree stops car

A 25 year old woman was taken to Tauranga Hospital with a dislocated elbow and a broken jaw after her vehicle left the road and struck a tree in Welcome Bay on... Read More

Man escapes injury in Te Puke crash

A vehicle sustained significant damage after a crash in Te Puke on Thursday morning, but the driver walked away without serious injury. Fire fighters and police... Read More

Fraser Street works progressing well

Fraser Street at 15th Avenue will remain closed while contractors complete widening and resealing work. 15th Avenue remains open with a single lane in each direction. Gravel... Read More

Oropi Road crash victims named

Christopher Frederick Vickers and Robin Thomas Fong are named as the two men who died in the high speed impact crash on Oropi Road on Tuesday. The truck involved... Read More

Arterial road closes for 10 days

Fraser Street between 14th Avenue and 16th Avenue is closed from Wednesday, January 12 until Friday, January 21. It is being closed as part of the Hairini Link... Read More

Mangatawa Lane access closure

Access to Mangatawa Lane from State Highway 2, just east of Te Maunga roundabout at Mount Maunganui, is permanently closed. Access to Mangatawa is now via the... Read More