Motoring

Police woman hurt in SH2 crash

A 40 year old woman police officer is in Tauranga Hospital with multiple serious injuries following an early morning crash on State Highway 2 near Te Puke. The two... Read More

SH2 crash: road slowly clearing

There is a large backlog of traffic on State Highway 2 as the road slowly clears from the blockage that occurred at about 5.30am when two cars were involved in a... Read More

New safety billboards in place

New life saver billboards are in place on State Highway 29 over the Kaimais and SH36 between Tauranga and Rotorua. They show a more animated surf life saver vehicle... Read More

Airlifted from Karangahake Gorge

A woman is in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's high dependency unit after being involved in a vehicle accident in the Karangahake Gorge shortly before 4pm... Read More

Tauranga braces for traffic influx

Tauranga residents began seeing the first signs of heavy Christmas traffic on Monday, as the city prepares for its annual influx of visitors. Traffic built up at... Read More

Forest diversion to become highway

From forest track to detour to highway, the 1km diversion past the slip on the Maraenui bluff on the east coast road is to become permanent. The new highway. The... Read More

Weekend drink driving down in Bay

Western Bay of Plenty police are pleased with the lower than usual number of drink drivers caught in the region over the weekend as part of Operation Unite. Inspector... Read More

Fraser Street blocked

Diversions are in place at the intersection of 15th Avenue and Fraser Street as road works there hold up traffic. The road block at 14th Avenue. All traffic heading... Read More

Pou returned and standing proud

The two pou damaged by vandals in September are now returned to their rightful position in the Mangorewa Gorge on State Highway 36 between Rotorua and Tauranga. The... Read More

Demo derby driver arrested again

One of the 14-15 year old boys arrested by police on Tuesday for involvement in an amateur demolition derby using stolen vehicles on public roads is again in trouble... Read More

Stop sign blitz nets $3000

Tauranga police caught 20 motorists breaching stop sign rules at two different intersections in the city on Monday resulting in $3000 worth of tickets being issued... Read More

State Highway 29 fully open

The road is clear for motorists travelling on State Highway 29 in both directions over the Kaimai ranges after the road was fully closed on Tuesday morning following... Read More