Traffic & Crashes

Three injured in Tauranga crash

UPDATE 6.45PM: Three people have been injured following a crash on Cameron Road in Tauranga. A SunLive reader emailed photos to SunLive showing the crash... Read More

Crash reportedly blocking highway

One lane of State Highway 2 is reportedly blocked this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there is a crash on the highway, near Thompsons... Read More

Highway open after serious crash

Update, 9.39pm: State Highway 2 is now open. The highway, between Pongakawa and Otamarakau, was closed earlier due to a serious crash. Up to three cars... Read More

Double fatal: Police release victims' names

Police are now able to release the names of the two people who died in a crash in Taupo last week. Jeannine Ball, 51, of Reporoa and Lynda Ball, 76, of Taupo... Read More

Vehicle crash at Tauriko

Emergency services are at the scene of a vehicle crash in Tauriko. Police received reports of a single vehicle collision near Westridge Drive and Wallace... Read More

Vehicle crash at Paengaroa

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash on State Highway 2 at Paengaroa. Police received reports of a single vehicle crash on the... Read More

Road toll: 10 dead in first nine days of 2024

Nine days into the new year and 10 people have already died on the roads. That figure sits alongside the 21 people who died in road accidents during the Christmas-New... Read More

Two-vehicle crash in Gate Pa

Emergency services are at the scene of a two vehicle crash in Gate Pa. Police received reports of a two vehicle crash on Watling Street at 3.12pm. Police... Read More

Witnesses to double fatal crash sought

Police investigating a crash that killed two people near Taupō want to hear from motorists in the area when the collision occurred. The crash happened about... Read More

Road to close for Cambridge Road Overbridge works

A section of Moffat Road in Tauranga is set to be closed for three months from tomorrow, January 9. The closure, part of the Takitimu North Link project,... Read More

Police release name of SH25 crash victim

Police can now name the man who died in a crash on State Highway 25, south of Kereta, on January 2. "He was 32-year-old Eli Boyd Wallace, from Auckland,... Read More

Busy roads expected Sunday due to Juicy Fest

Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa residents are advised to plan their travel on Sunday in advance with a music festival set to rock Mercury Baypark. Hip hop and... Read More