NNew Zealand Read More National Party’s promise to fully fund Christchurch road project under fireOctober 9, 2026 The Christchurch project was similar in cost, benefits and traffic volumes to the toll-funded Takitimu North Link (TNL),…
HHeadlines Read More Tauranga motorcycle crash: Rider dies at scene on Takitimu DriveOctober 5, 2026 Emergency services at the scene of the crash on Takitimu Drive. Photo / Zoe Blake Fire and Emergency…
NNew Zealand Read More Fast-track approval for Takitimu North Link Stage 2 Western Bay upgradeMarch 20, 2026 Stage 1 of the project, connecting Tauranga to Te Puna, is now in its fourth year of construction.…
NNew Zealand Read More Tauranga SH2 maintenance: Dates, closures and detours for March workMarch 7, 2026 SH2 Takitimu Drive (southbound) This resurfacing work, originally scheduled for February 13 but postponed due to weather, will…
NNew Zealand Read More Takitimu North Link moves to pavement works after four years of buildingFebruary 4, 2026 -2.5 million m³ of earth moved (of 3 million m³ total) -8.84 km of piling complete (100%) -212,000…
NNew Zealand Read More Takitimu Drive SH29 off-ramp to SH2 Fifteenth Ave to close for 4 monthsJanuary 14, 2026 The new connection from SH2/15th Ave to Takitimu Dr Toll Rd/SH29 will be built as part of the…
NNew Zealand Read More Traffic shift ahead: SH29 Takitimu toll road to close overnight for interchange buildDecember 1, 2025 Detours will be in place during the closure: Light vehicles: via Moffat Rd and Cambridge Rd Heavy vehicles:…
NNew Zealand Read More Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell calls for temporary toll reduction on Takitimu DriveNovember 14, 2025 Uffindell said his community appreciated the long-term benefits these improvements would deliver. There was “frustration”, however, that motorists…