Motoring

Proposal to sell Baypark stand for $1 extend lease

The community is being asked if speedway should stay at Mercury Baypark Stadium as the council decides whether to extend the club's lease. Baypark Speedway... Read More

Appeal for information following fatal crash

Police investigating a fatal crash on the Desert Road/State Highway 1 on June 7 are seeking information from witnesses. The crash was reported to Police just... Read More

Basalaj led a Honda 1-2 finish at nationals

South Islander Bailey Basalaj led a Honda 1-2 finish to the top of the series podium as his year's New Zealand Enduro Championships wrapped up in the North Island. The... Read More

Rusting car dumped in popular BOP swimming hole

A rusting car body found in a popular swimming hole is just one of many cars the Bay of Plenty Regional Council may have to pull out of rivers this year. The... Read More

Kiwi teens in top 10 UCI World Series

Two top 10 elite placings for emerging Kiwi teenagers Sacha Earnest and Luke Wayman highlighted New Zealand performances in the downhill finals in France for... Read More

Kiwi teenage talent shining at MTB World Series

New Zealand's flying teens made their mark in the latest rounds of the UCI MTB World Series for Enduro and Downhill in the French Pyrenees resort of Loudenvielle-Peyragudes... Read More

Ōmokoroa roundabout on the move

The ‘temporary' roundabout at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa Road is on the move - but it won't be going far. The current layout... Read More

Top tips for safe driving this long weekend

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is encouraging those heading off for a long weekend break to check the NZTA's King's Birthday Weekend 2025 Holiday Journey... Read More

Truck breakdown causes delays on Hewletts Rd

Traffic is backed up on Hewletts Road/State Highway 2 after a truck broke down. Police units are in attendance. A police spokesman said a tow truck is... Read More

Marae-based licencing scheme helps 178 people

Contributed content: Carmen Hall is a communications advisor for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust and a former Bay of Plenty Times journalist. A 63-year-old... Read More

Tauranga dealer celebrates national award success

Ebbett Prestige Tauranga has this month taken home three major awards at the 2025 Jaguar Land Rover New Zealand Retailer of the Year Awards. The dealership's... Read More

Warning after driver brandishes knife at motorist

'I was in survival mode,” said a Tauranga motorist who claims he was chased and confronted by a knife-wielding driver in an alleged 'road-rage”... Read More