Motoring

Seven crashes in Western Bay

Police say there were seven car crashes in the Western Bay of Plenty during Queen's Birthday Weekend. Five of the seven crashes occurred in low-speed areas of... Read More

Police targeting speed

Western Bay of Plenty police are cracking down on motorists who flout road rules this Queen's Birthday Weekend. Head of the Western Bay of Plenty strategic traffic... Read More

Moderate injury at major intersection

A driver involved in a two car crash on Thursday night at the Whakatane turn off south of Te Puke was taken to Tauranga Hospital. St John Ambulance say the 32 year... Read More

Route K tolls to rise

Route K tolls are to be increased to avoid ratepayers having to bail out the poorly performing highway along the Kopurererua valley. The Tauranga City Council on... Read More

Kiwifruit truck rolls in Apata

A truck trailer carrying a load of kiwifruit overturned in Apata, near State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati on Monday afternoon. A large volume of kiwifruit... Read More

Motorcyclists: watch for ice

Head of the Western Bay of Plenty strategic traffic unit, senior sergeant Ian Campion, is urging all motorcyclists to slow down and be extra vigilant in icy conditions. "If... Read More

Police focus on SH29

Police are targeting their resources on State Highway 29 as winter arrives because in the past five years, 239 crashes have occurred there with the majority between... Read More

Traffic warning for SH2

NZTA is warning motorists of delays on State Highway 2 between the Wairoa Bridge and Carmichael Road in Bethlehem when resurfacing starts there at the weekend. It... Read More

Central city street closure

Hamilton Street is closed at the intersection of Willow Street this week while sewer upgrade work is done in part of the intersection. Access to the Tauranga... Read More

Waioeka Gorge delays

Blasting in the Waioeka Gorge next week will create delays for people travelling to Gisborne from the Bay of Plenty. Beginning Monday, the gorge 50km south of Opotiki... Read More

Bayfair bus stop moves

The Bay Hopper bus that arrives and departs outside Bayfair in Mount Maunganui will be temporarily changed on Sunday, May 23. The bus change is to accommodate renovations... Read More

Crash spike, no injury

Tauranga police reported an unusual spike in the number of crashes over the weekend, but no-one was injured in the accidents. Over the weekend, May 15-16, police... Read More