Motoring

State Highway 29 reopens

State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Ranges has reopened, after it was closed at about 10pm last night, June 19, due to heavy ice build up. Police are still warning... Read More

Car smashes in front yard

A Christopher Road resident will have to rebuild his fence after a car crashed through his front yard late yesterday afternoon, narrowly missing his house. Fire... Read More

Driver trapped in ute

A Waikato man had a lucky escape this morning after the ute he was driving flipped on its roof near the summit of the Kaimai Ranges, trapping him for 20 minutes. He... Read More

Dream sponsor for drifter

Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong has one of the most easily recognisable drift cars in New Zealand thanks to the V sponsorship the team picked up last month. The... Read More

Takitimu delays till Christmas

The delays being experienced by motorists travelling along Takitimu Drive are expected to continue until Christmas, according to Tauranga transport managers. Maintenance... Read More

Te Puke lighting up

New traffic signals on the pedestrian crossing in Te Puke's main street are being considered by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The potential for signals on... Read More

Pipe pulled from The Strand

Workers hope to complete the removal of an aging ceramic sewage pipe in central Tauranga today. The pipe is thought to be about 80 years old and is being replaced... Read More

Pahoia Crash

Pahoia resident Keri Schischka was sitting at home late Tuesday afternoon, June 16, when she suddenly heard two loud bangs. Running towards her driveway entrance... Read More

Truck crash delays traffic

There have been heavy traffic delays along State Highway 29 this afternoon, Monday June 15, after a truck and trailer unit overturned on a bridge between Omanawa... Read More

Delays ahead at Hewletts Rd

Motorists traveling to Tauranga from Mount Maunganui could experience delays next week as lanes on Hewletts Road are closed. Lanes are being closed to increase space... Read More

Dob in the tail-gaters

Tauranga police say the region's extreme tail-gating problem will cost lives. Sergeant Lester Polglase from the Western Bay of Plenty strategic traffic unit knows... Read More

Police clock motorcyclist at 160km/h

Swerving between trucks and motorists, police say they chased a motorcyclist reaching speeds over 160km/h yesterday afternoon, Thursday June 11, on State Highway... Read More