Traffic & Crashes

Closures coming up for SH2 Pekatahi Bridge

Pekatahi Bridge, located north of Tāneatua on State Highway 2, will close daily for maintenance from Monday April 15 for three days. NZ Transport Agency... Read More

Speed reduction planned for BOP road

Speed limits on Thornton Road from the intersection with State Highway 30 to the western end of the 'Blueberry Curves” will be reduced from 100km/h to... Read More

TNL: Breaking ground on the new expressway

Construction on the Takitimu North Link in Tauranga is progressing with crews breaking through land under the newly-built bridge at Wairoa Road. The new... Read More

Road warning as severe weather hits NZ

New Zealand is in the grips of a large weather system and multiple warnings are currently in place all over the country. A heavy rain warning is in place... Read More

Two injured after car flips on Tauranga expressway

One person is in a serious condition and another has moderate injuries after a car flipped on a Tauranga expressway on Wednesday morning. A SunLive reader... Read More

Testing Cameron Road for compliance

Tauranga City Council says that work to install permanent fences and timber posts at some of the mid-block pedestrian crossings along Cameron Road is now complete. Remedial... Read More

Crash on 15th Ave

A SunLive reader is reporting a vehicle crash on the corner of 15th Ave and Burrows Street in Tauranga South. "They've taken out the traffic lights at... Read More

Kennedy Road blocked after towing incident

Kennedy Road is currenty blocked after a single vehicle incident. A police spokesperson says "A vehicle towing a boat has managed to jack knife the trailer... Read More

One person in hospital after paraglider crash

Hato Hone St John confirms that a paraglider is in hospital after crashing on Mauao on Monday evening. The patient was transported to Waikato Hosipital in... Read More

SH30 reopens following two-vehicle crash

Update, 10.38am: Following an earlier crash east of Lake Rotokawau Rd, State Highway 30 is now open again between SH34 - Rotoma and SH33 - Tikitere. Earlier,... Read More

Police release name of fatal crash victim

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a collision between a car and a tree on Somerville Road, Okoroire, South Waikato. The crash... Read More

Vehicle crash on SH29, Kaimai range

Police are responding to reports of a single vehicle crash on State Highway 29, Kaimai Range. The crash, near the intersection with Soldiers Road, was reported... Read More