Motoring

$1.5m Tauriko investigation

Government has approved a $1.5 million investigation to explore options to improve the stretch of State Highway 29 through Tauriko. New Zealand Transport Agency... Read More

Road closures for triathlon

The Weetbix Kids Triathlon is expected to cause delays for motorists travelling in the Memorial Park area on Sunday, March 28. Memorial Park, expected to be crowded... Read More

Police issue Kaimai warning

Western Bay of Plenty police are warning motorists to take extreme caution travelling on State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Ranges during winter. Police figures... Read More

Delays on Maunganui Road

Roadworks have begun at the intersection of Maunganui Road and Concord Avenue. Traffic management is in place as motorists can expect delays there. This is the... Read More

Shock over seatbelt trend

Western Bay of Plenty police are shocked by the number of children in the region who are not being properly restrained in vehicles. Acting senior sergeant Mark... Read More

Underpass promises good

The Welcome Bay underpass and new Hairini causeway bridge will be built within eight years. At a recent meeting with Western Bay of Plenty mayors, Bay of Plenty... Read More

Maunganui Road in the works

Tauranga City Council is preparing to begin major work on Maunganui Road this week. It plans to reconstruct Maunganui Road between the Hewlett's Road flyover... Read More

Delays at Girven Road

People can expect delays at the intersection of Girven Road and Gloucester Road this week, with resealing works commencing there on Sunday evening. The work... Read More

Works at Wharf and Willow

Major road works are now underway on Wharf Street. While the work is being done, Wharf Street is reduced to one lane for traffic coming from Cameron Road towards... Read More

Principals back raising age

Tauranga principals have given the government's proposal to raise the legal driving age to 16 the thumbs up. Bethlehem College Principal Phillip Nash says while... Read More

Age s not the problem

The president of the Bay of Plenty Young Farmers Association is sceptical that raising the legal driving age to 16 will reduce the number of serious crashes involving... Read More

More traffic lights for Mount

A start is expected soon on installing traffic lights for the intersection of Golf and Oceanbeach roads. The lights are part of a package prompted in part by local... Read More