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Calls to share Pāpāmoa pathways with care

Pāpāmoa Primary School Travel Smart leaders have a clear message for the community: 'Share with Care”. Their call comes as Tauranga City Council... Read More

Mamaku demands action as hoons wreak havoc

Burnouts, doughnuts, vandalism, fireworks, screeching tyres and loud exhausts - Mamaku residents say hoons are holding them to ransom. Fed-up residents in... Read More

Home-schooled teens bike 755km for sport

Two home-schooled students cycled 755km off-road over 10 days to deliver a petition to Parliament calling for the inclusion of all students in sport. Amelia... Read More

TNL more than just a transport project

After months of intensive work involving 35 dump trucks, 10 bulldozers and 20 excavators shifting millions of litres of soil, the Takitimu North Link project... Read More

Road changes hurting Cameron Rd businesses

Businesses on Tauranga's Cameron Rd say confusion over parking and bus lanes is putting pressure on customer access, with one worker saying it is helping to... Read More

Shifting gear for the winter season on the TNL

With winter now here, the Takitimu North Link project crews are shifting focus from bulk earthworks to building structures, environmental controls, planting,... Read More

Is it a bridge? Nope, it’s a really big culvert

If you're a regular traveller along State Highway 2 at Te Puna, west of Tauranga, you would have seen work underway beside the state highway, where the NZTA... Read More

Pekatahi Bridge to close for six days for repairs

The winter school holidays mean it's time to wear a few more layers to the beach… But school's out also means maintenance is in for the Pekatahi Bridge. The... Read More

Free roadside rescue on SH29 over Matariki weekend

Drivers heading over the Kaimai Range, State Highway 29 between Karapiro and Tauranga this Matariki weekend are being offered free AMI Roadside Rescue between... Read More

Road slip closes SH25

State Highway 25 is closed due to a slip across the road. NZTA Waka Kotahi have reported that SH25 between Hikuai and Whangamata is closed in both directions. "Due... Read More

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