Traffic & Crashes
11:00am Mon 19 Oct, 2026
A car has crashed into a building in the Tauranga City Centre. Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has described the moment a car mounted a footpath in downtown Tauranga... Read More
02:21pm Fri 16 Oct, 2026
Family members organised divers to recover a loved one after a car crashed into Tauranga Harbour overnight. Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder said divers organised... Read More
06:00am Fri 16 Oct, 2026
A Pāpāmoa woman who crashed head-on into an oncoming motorhome at 100km/h in torrential rain more than three years ago says her life changed in an instant. The... Read More
03:04pm Thu 15 Oct, 2026
Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on Takitimu Drive in Tauranga earlier this month. He was 48-year-old Warren Craig Cochrane,... Read More
07:05am Wed 14 Oct, 2026
Motorists travelling through Bethlehem next week are being urged to plan ahead. Overnight resurfacing work on State Highway 2 is set to begin on Sunday. In... Read More
12:10pm Tue 13 Oct, 2026
A section of Te Puke Highway is now open after a serious crash involving a motorbike. Emergency services were called to the crash at 7.15am, near the intersection... Read More
02:34pm Mon 12 Oct, 2026
Police have charged a 25-year-old man with murder after a fatal crash near Te Puke. The crash happened about 10.50am on Saturday near the intersection of... Read More
08:05am Mon 12 Oct, 2026
Two people have died following a crash near State Highway 29. Emergency services were called to the intersection of SH29 and Pond Rd, near Matamata, about... Read More
01:24pm Sun 11 Oct, 2026
Police are appealing for information following a fatal single-vehicle crash on Te Puke Highway on Saturday. The crash happened about 10.50am near the intersection... Read More
08:02am Sun 11 Oct, 2026
A serious crash on Te Puke Highway has left one dead and another fighting for their life in hospital. The crash happened near the highway's intersection... Read More
01:33pm Fri 09 Oct, 2026
Motorists are being urged to avoid State Highway 29A near Maungatapu Bridge after a crash caused heavy traffic delays this afternoon. Police said they were... Read More
05:00pm Thu 08 Oct, 2026
State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge is to close for five days next week. The highway will be closed between 9am and 4pm daily from Monday to Friday,... Read More
19-Oct 18:08
Pāpāmoa man jailed over magic mushroom haul
19-Oct 17:00
Wardens face abuse at slip cordon
19-Oct 16:00
Settled weather, warmer days ahead for BOP
19-Oct 14:00
Free, family-friendly fun to light up Katikati!
19-Oct 11:50
Tributes flow for teen killed in Tauranga crash
19-Oct 11:00
Car crashes through Tauranga office entrance
19-Oct 10:00
Augmented reality coming to Black Caps matches
19-Oct 08:57
Tauranga Lotto players scoop weekend prizes
19-Oct 08:00
Council debates bid to probe congestion charging
19-Oct 06:00
Rising costs force AvoFest break until 2028
18-Oct 16:00
Would you believe – free vege seeds!
18-Oct 15:15
Greenwood Park’s garden secret is out
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