Motoring

Police ice warning

Police urge motorists to take extreme caution on Western Bay roads this morning, July 14, due to ice, which has been reported on State Highway 29 over the Kaimai... Read More

Tauranga city wants your feedback

Tauranga City Council wants your feedback on where to build a new inner city transport centre. The possible locations are Durham Street, south of Spring Street,... Read More

Tga residents miss the bus

Tauranga came last in a poll measuring public transport use in major New Zealand cities, with just one per cent of journeys made on public transport in 2006. The... Read More

Drug behind the wheel

They don't make drug tests like they used to. When the drug driving legislation becomes law in December, police will again be empowered to require suspects to walk... Read More

Police road warning on Kaimais

Police urge motorist to drive carefully on State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Ranges. Rain has made the road slippery and there have been several minor accidents... Read More

City crash delays

Peak hour commuters in Tauranga city faced delays after a collision on Elizabeth Street partially blocked a lane. The accident occurred at about 4.30pm on Wednesday... Read More

Kaimai road closed

State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai was closed Sunday night while the aftermath of a truck and tractor crash was cleared. The truck hit a tractor parked on the... Read More

Te Puke motorists detour

A detour is in place for motorists driving to Tauranga from Te Puke. Surface upgrades began on Monday, July 6, on the approaches to the Raparapahoe Stream Bridge... Read More

The scene today

A woman was taken to hospital after her car went off the road and rolled down a bank in Welcome Bay today. The vehicle left the road on the 45kmh corner at Water... Read More

Car rolls down bank

A woman was taken to hospital after her car went off the road and rolled down a bank in Welcome Bay. The vehicle left the road on the 45kmh corner at Water Lane.... Read More

Detour for Highway 35

A State Highway 35 detour is in place for weekend motorists. The New Zealand Transport Agency will open the alternative route around part of State Highway 35 south... Read More

Police nab worst drunk driver

Tauranga police have processed a driver with the highest ever breath alcohol reading recorded in the Western BOP since the Tauranga Traffic Alcohol Group was set... Read More