Motoring

Hot rods and classics cruise Tauranga

Car enthusiasts from throughout the North Island are in Tauranga this weekend, June 26 and June 27 for Bay Rodders annual Winter Blast and Swap Meet event. More... Read More

Slips on the way to Coromandel

Heavy rain in the Coromandel area overnight, with more forecast for Friday, has police advising caution for motorists in the region. On roads both in, and leading... Read More

Coromandel flooding closes highway

Flooding has cut off the top end of the Coromandel to road traffic, New Zealand Transport Agency and police advise on Friday afternoon. State Highway 25 is cut... Read More

Tender out for Hairini Link

The contract to upgrade the Fraser Street/ 15th Avenue intersection is out for tender. New Zealand Transport Agency's Bay of Plenty State Highway manager says... Read More

Bay highway among the worst

A 40km stretch of highway between Mount Maunganui and Paengaroa was ranked the second most dangerous in New Zealand, according to a new state highway ratings... Read More

Truck tips on highway

Traffic was diverted through Maungatapu after a truck towing a chipper fell on its side under the Maungatapu overbridge on Wednesday afternoon - blocking a lane. ... Read More

Te Puke children unrestrained

The Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty districts are ranked the worst in the country by New Zealand Transport Agency for correct use of child restraints in... Read More

New stop for big buses

From Thursday, all regional bus services to Katikati, Rotorua, Te Puke, Omokoroa, Whakatane, as well as Intercity, Newmans, Naked Bus and all charter, tour and cruise... Read More

NZTA opens SH29 tender

The NZ Transport Agency has released the tender for the investigation into improvements on State Highway 29 near Tauriko. The investigation aims to develop a way... Read More

Harbour Link wins top PR prize

The team behind Tauranga's Harbour Link Project has won the supreme Public Relations Institute of New Zealand award for 2010. Chairperson of the Bay of Plenty regional... Read More

Going too fast?

The stricter policing of speed limits during Queen's Birthday Weekend is one of the factors being attributed as the reason for just one death on New Zealand's roads... Read More

Pyes Pa bypass on target

Work on constructing the Pyes Pa bypass has wound down for the winter with all construction targets achieved, says NZ Transport Agency's highway manager for the... Read More