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Photos Rena Disaster: Rena Breaks Up, Slips
Photos of the various stages of the Rena environmental disaster off the Bay of Plenty coast from when the cargo ship ended up on the Astrolabe Reef spilling oil. Below...
Auckland Port’s Shock $20m Blow
Ports of Auckland, in the middle of an industrial dispute, has been shocked to be told today it’s lost a major shipping line service to Tauranga. Maersk Line announced...
Rena Latest:Ship Moving, Significant Oil Leaked
Main developments Significant oil leak Ship moving about and damaged Front of ship damaged No containers have come off Crew evacuated after mayday Weather...
Fatal Microlight Crash
A 56 year old man died at the scene of a microlight crash at Tauranga Airport this morning. Acting Area Commander, Inspector Karl Wright-St Clair says the microlight...
New NZTA Kid In Town
As we head to the new super city, there will be a changing of the guard for Auckland’s NZTA transport. The CEO of Tauranga City Council, Stephen Town has today...
Strike May Hit Some Tauranga Bus Services
Industrial rumbles are looming for bus commuters in the Bay of Plenty. Tauranga’s Bay Hopper bus services may be disrupted tomorrow morning due to industrial action...
Tauranga Body Gets Smart About Growing Bus Use
Tauranga authorities are showing others how to get people to use public transport more in these (still) recessionary-troubled times. Purchasing a Tauranga Smartride...
$1.5m Study Into Improving SH29 Into Tauranga
NZTA’s now turning its eye on improving SH29 into Tauranga, near Tauriko. Earlier studies identified options for the route varying from realignments to a complete...
Tauranga Roading Work Gets Push
Another roading win for the Bay of Plenty. Work will begin early next month on the $8.4m 4.2kilometre completion of Tauranga’s Pyes Pa Bypass, a bypass of the...
Tolls Likely For New Tauranga Eastern Highway
Tolling looks likely on the planned Tauranga Easter motorway link and it would last for decades. This would enable construction to start next year instead of starting...
Tauranga Expressway Finished
An official opening of NZTA’s Bay of Plenty Harbour Link Project will be held on Friday. The project provides a continuous four-lane expressway from Takitimu...
