Traffic & Crashes

Charges laid after Rotorua fatal crash

A 38-year-old man has been charged following a bus crash which killed five people. Police have charged the man with careless use of a motor vehicle causing... Read More

Reducing traffic congestion in the workplace

As a way of doing their part to minimise traffic woes in the Tauranga CBD, The Kollective has purchased electric scooters, electric bikes, and an electric cars... Read More

Coromandel bridge to be closed for five weeks

State Highway 25 at the Kuaotunu River Bridge will close to all traffic this Sunday 22 September at 8am for five weeks. The closure is to allow the bridge to... Read More

Road closures due to Tauranga Marathon

Motorists can expect delays and detours around Tauranga this weekend as the 2019 Tauranga Marathon takes place. The marathon is taking place this Saturday... Read More

Road layout change at Bayfair roundabout

The New Zealand Transport Agency is reminding motorists that travel along Matapihi Road and Owens Place about the temporary road layout change due to the Bay Link... Read More

Public meeting called to discuss underpass

Tauranga City Council, the Sustainable Business Network and the Bayfair Underpass Alliance have called a public meeting to discuss ways to get the construction... Read More

Two car crash on SH29a

UPDATED 10.10AM: Police are investigating the cause of a two car crash on State Highway 29a. Emergency services were called to the crash around 9am. A police... Read More

Armed police searching for man in EBOP

UPDATE 10.55am: Police are making inquiries in the Taneatua area to locate a person of interest. A police spokesperson says AOS is assisting as a precaution,... Read More

Serious injuries in Te Puke crash

UPDATED: 8.39AM: One person is reported to have sustained serious injuries in a crash in Te Puke. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash... Read More

Safety barriers being installed on SH2

Motorists are being warned to expect slight delays on State Highway 2, as the installation of safety barriers begins today. The NZ Transport Agency says... Read More

Bus and car crash on Hewletts Road

One lane of Hewletts Road is blocked after a bus and car crashed this morning. Photos sent to SunLive show a bus and a white SUV have collided in the bus lane,... Read More

Car catches alight in Te Puna

Fire services attended the scene of a burning car in Te Puna in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fire also took hold along a shelter belt bordering a nearby... Read More