Traffic & Crashes

SH1 Tirau Road closed following serious crash

State Highway 1/Tirau Road south of Cambridge is closed following a collision between two vehicles. Motorists are asked to take alternate routes through Karapiro... Read More

‘Annus horribilis’ of roading resilience – NZTA

The resilience of state highways, making alternative routes fit for purpose and the reason there are so many potholes are just some of the topics being talked... Read More

Work to being on Western Bay business park

Work is about to start on the Rangiuru Business Park Interchange Project for Quayside Properties Ltd. The future interchange site is located about 6km east of... Read More

Road rage: Frustration grows on Tauranga roads

"Bedlam" is how one business owner describes the ongoing roadworks in Tauranga, with honking horns, long jams, near misses and crashes as frustration rises in... Read More

Road incident backs up traffic on Eleventh Ave

A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE hotline says traffic is moving slowly following an incident near Eleventh Avenue and Edgecumbe Road. "Traffic is really backed up,"... Read More

SH2 Katikati to Waihi reopens after serious crash

Update 2.26pm: State Highway 2 Katikati to Waihi is now reopen following a serious crash. "Traffic management is in place on SH2 at the intersection of Woodland... Read More

Double fatal crash: Driver was asleep at the wheel

Warning: Distressing details A Hamilton man who has admitted to causing a crash which killed a 39-year-old mother and her two-month-old baby girl, had fallen... Read More

Tauranga infrastructure projects to get $147M

Two Tauranga infrastructure projects are being given the green light. The third round of funding from the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund will invest... Read More

Tauranga Council: 10-15 years of congestion ahead

Tauranga City Council is admitting there is '10-15 years” of congestion ahead for road users as the Bay of Plenty comes to terms with its growing population. Council... Read More

Hamilton pedestrian hit by police car

An investigation is underway following an incident this afternoon where a Police vehicle has collided with a pedestrian near the intersection of Anzac Parade and... Read More

Talking Tauranga transport with Brendan Bisley

On this week's Buzzworthy 'Future Buzz' podcast, producer Ross Crowley sits down with Tauranga City Council transport director Brendan Bisley to talk... Read More

Appeal for witnesses to fatal Tokoroa crash

Police believe members of the public can assist them with the investigation of a fatal crash in Tokoroa. The driver of the vehicle died after crashing with a... Read More