Motoring

Karts draw crowds by the thousand

Thousands of people were in the streets of central Tauranga on Sunday for the Farmer Auto Village Tauranga Street Race. The street race was a great family day out... Read More

Video games come to life

A love of video games attracted Waihi Beach kart racer Mason Skinner, 8 into the sport 10 months ago. Mason Skinner has been racing for 10 months, see video below... Read More

Results: karts race to the finish line

The Farmer Auto Village Tauranga Street race is underway with 130 karts burning up the streets in downtown Tauranga today, Sunday. Competitors come from all over... Read More

Fraser Street works delayed

A scheduled closure for Fraser Street between 15th and 16th Avenues is delayed following a mains break during works near the intersection last Friday. The stretch... Read More

Kart racing heating up

On a hot Saturday afternoon, the Farmer Auto Village Tauranga Street Race got underway with qualifying and practice sessions. The full race day is on Sunday and... Read More

Kart race on track

The Farmer Auto Village Tauranga Street Race is on track to start qualifying early Saturday afternoon. The biennial event sees the Bay of Plenty Kart Club come... Read More

Driving delays downtown

Traffic in Tauranga is crawling with road works at key junctures and the road closures related to the Farmer Auto Village Street Race causing blockages and a snail's... Read More

Kart race: getting around downtown

Road closures for the Farmer Auto Village Tauranga Street Race take effect in the central city from 6am on Saturday. It is at this time that the race organisers... Read More

Eastern Link creates up to 250 jobs

Minister of Transport Steven Joyce has welcomed the early construction date of the Tauranga Eastern Link and says it will create up to 250 jobs over the next five... Read More

Early start for Eastern Link

Construction of the Tauranga Eastern Link is to begin more than six months early with the New Zealand Transport Agency saying this is possible following the appointment... Read More

Kart racing revs into Tauranga

This weekend some streets in downtown Tauranga are to be closed as kart racing comes to the CBD for a fun-filled day of speed and excitement. It is the Farmer Auto... Read More

Traffic clog clears in Bethlehem

The days of heavy traffic congestion on State Highway 2 in Bethlehem could be nearing an end now that both lanes heading toward Tauranga have opened. Faster journey…the... Read More