Motoring

Heavy rain and gales for New Zealand this week

Heavy rain and gale winds are expected this week across much of New Zealand. The MetService advise that a low pressure will move across central and northern New... Read More

Road maintenance on SH2 this week near Katikati

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road maintenance works will take place at various locations over the next three weeks on State Highway 2, from Monday November... Read More

What‘s on - festival, marathon, laser light show

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia ora. Kia ngahau me o whanau me o hoa. The forecast today is for a fine day with southwesterlies dying out in the... Read More

Collision at Mount Maunganui

A car and bike have collided at Mount Maunganui. Police were notified of a collision involving a car and bike on Oceanbeach Rd at 8.29am. There... Read More

Extravaganza of fun at TECT Park‘s 10th birthday

It's the ultimate fun fest today for the TECT Park tenth birthday celebrations. There is an extravaganza of free fun, entertainment, activities and birthday... Read More

Riding high on Christmas cheer

More than 300 second-hand children's bikes and 70 lawnmowers have been donated to the Good Neighbour charitable trust. 'It's been a really big community... Read More

Beach Hop rolls into the Coromandel

Hundreds of classic vehicles are cruising up the highway for Day 1 of Repco Beach Hop 20. The weather gods smiled down on the automotive community today... Read More

Busy roads expected on Beach Hop weekend

Coromandel Pensinsula roads are expected to be 'hopping” later this week as hot rods, classic cars, caravans and motorcycles arrive en masse for this year's... Read More

Stormy Tasman Sea low to cross NZ this week

A Tasman Sea low is likely to briefly reach storm criteria in the Tasman Sea this week before partially falling apart as it moves across New Zealand mid-week. ... Read More

Car crashes into lamp post on SH29A near Turret Rd

A car has crashed into a lamp post in Tauranga. Police are attending after receiving a report of a crash on SH29A near Turret Rd at 1.40pm where a car crashed... Read More

One dead after motorcycle crash at Matapihi

One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Tauranga this afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Matapihi Rd at 4.55pm. No other vehicles... Read More

It’s a ‘frightening place’

A Tauranga man is speaking out on behalf of residents who are tired of feeling scared and intimated at the Willow Street bus terminal. The terminal is a... Read More