Motoring

Significant changes on SH2 near Bayfair

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises a new temporary signalised pedestrian crossing will be operational across the full width of State Highway 2 Maunganui... Read More

Student Quad Bike Invention A Winner

An invention that could save lives has taken the top spot at the NIWA Waikato Science and Technology Fair. Lachlan Coleman, a student at St. Paul's Collegiate,... Read More

Electric ferries mooted for Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is considering backing a ferry service between Omokoroa, Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Last Friday Tauranga City Councillors John... Read More

Whakatane rider leads British Championship

Whakatane's Damon Rees has made a sensational start to his British 1000 Superstock Championship campaign, snatching the lead in the series after the opening round... Read More

The coming week‘s weather outlook

A new week beckons and what do we have in store weather-wise? 'Well, for Monday we have a southwesterly airflow, some cloud and the odd shower in the west and... Read More

Meanwhile in Tauranga

Just when you thought there couldn't be more to love about Tauranga, some of our readers have discovered this weekend that there is. Out and about yesterday and... Read More

What‘s on - autocross, griffons, alcohol drawing

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Morena koutou. Kia hari me to whanau me o hoa. A fine day ahead is forecast, with southwesterlies. It's a three-to-four-clothing-layer... Read More

Green light for Te Awa River Ride

Cyclists and walkers will now have a safer way to get around Taupo, Turangi, and between Hamilton and Cambridge, with funding for shared paths and Te Awa River... Read More

National weather update for Saturday

WeatherWatch advise that a cold southwesterly airflow will ease over New Zealand today. A ridge of high pressure will be developing this evening, says... Read More

Low-emissions for heavy transport a step closer

Getting low-emission trucks on the road is a step closer with investment in infrastructure to support hydrogen vehicles. The Infrastructure Reference Group... Read More

Te Papa transformation starts at Cameron Road

The government will invest $45 million in the first stage of an urban development project for Tauranga that will employ up to 250 people in the region. Urban... Read More

Suzuki series offers something for everyone

New Zealand's biggest stand-alone road-race series has undergone a make-over and it seems the high-octane action is about to get even more intense. This year's... Read More