Motoring

Police target taxi compliance

Police say they are continuing checks on taxis after a joint enforcement operation with the NZ Transport Agency on Friday night saw five vehicles ordered off the... Read More

Northern gateway lead on tolls

Final details about how people will pay tolls on the Tauranga Eastern Link highway are not going to be decided for years yet, say NZTA communications advisor Philippa... Read More

Hopping mad on Saturdays

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reporting Bay Hopper passenger records show the number of people using the service in Tauranga is on the up. The free Saturday... Read More

No touch tolls for TEL

The tolling system planned for the Tauranga Eastern Link highway does away with a requirement for toll booths. See videos of the TEL project below; the first a mapping... Read More

Eastern Link begins

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is at State Highway 2 near Papamoa for the sod turning ceremony that marks the construction start of the Tauranga Eastern Link highway... Read More

Tauranga cycle safety ‘pretty good’

Tauranga City Council's transportation cycling advocate Bruce Galloway says road safety for cyclists in the city is ‘pretty good.' His comments follow the... Read More

Flood: digger breaks main

Workmen with a digger are responsible for breaking a water main in 15th Avenue near the Fraser Street intersection mid morning Thursday. Water was lapping the doorway... Read More

Parking in Tauranga dangerous

The 2010 AA Insurance Survey indicates Tauranga is the most dangerous main centre in New Zealand to park a car. The survey reports a national average of 21 out... Read More

Bush crash death

A 14 year old passenger in a 4WD vehicle died when it overturned on a bush track in the Ruatoki Valley early Saturday. File picture. Emergency services were called... Read More

Fleeing drivers caught

A motorcyclist who police say was riding without a helmet and no lights, was taken to hospital after he crashed into a police car near St John Street earlier today. An... Read More

Free buses popular

More than 5000 people took advantage of free buses on Saturday to travel the Bayhopper network for free. Bay of Plenty Regional Council transport policy manager... Read More

Kaituna Road extension closer

HEB Construction Limited is the winner of the NZ Transport Agency $2.9 million contract to construct the Kaituna Road extension. The 2.1km extension is currently... Read More