Western Bay of Plenty District Council has welcomed news that the new four-lane expressway between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa has progressed to the next stage. On... Read More

A long-awaited step forward is confirmed for the new four-lane state highway west of Tauranga, between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa, as applications for statutory approvals... Read More

Police have seized three bikes and arrested a man as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal motorbike road users. Rotorua road policing co-ordinator... Read More

Update, 1.30pm: One person has died in a crash near Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on Waihi-Whangamata... Read More

Update, 10pm: Police are continuing to make enquiries following a search for a man in the Te Puke area. 'Police were called at around 4.10pm to an address... Read More

One person has been taken into custody following a motor vehicle crash in Paengaroa on Wednesday evening. "Police were called to Allport Rd near Roydon Downs... Read More

Two people have been injured following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of St John St/Eleventh... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council are starting work on Wednesday September 10 to fix a slip that's undercutting a road safety barrier on Reid Rd in Welcome... Read More

Two Kinleith men have had their cars impounded and are facing criminal charges after two recent incidents involving sustained loss of traction. The first... Read More

Emergency services are attending the scene of a vehicle crash on 15th Ave, near Cameron Rd in Tauranga. Police said a car has struck a barrier on 15th Ave... Read More

Luai Tavita knows exactly how close he came to death - he remained fully conscious during the triple-fatal crash that killed his friends a year ago. The 40-year-old... Read More

Bay of Plenty Police disrupted multiple planned anti-social road user gatherings overnight with arrests, impounds, and infringements issued. Police said a... Read More