Traffic & Crashes

Flooding across parts of western Bay of Plenty

Flooding across western Bay of Plenty is causing concern for motorists. There are reports from SunLive readers of flooding across State Highway 2 at Pikowai,... Read More

Lightning strike causing power outage in Paengaroa

A power outage due to a lightning strike is affecting hundreds of properties in Paengaroa while one house has been struck by lightning. PowerCo is reporting that... Read More

Night time traffic switch for Bayfair roundabout

Motorists are advised that night works and a traffic switch may affect traffic between Baypark and Bayfair from Sunday June 18 to Tuesday June 20 says the... Read More

Police seeking help to find man involved in crash

Did you see a man near Turret Road on Friday night? This is the question from Tauranga Police who are searching for a man involved in a crash on Friday night. He... Read More

One taken to hospital following vehicle crash

One person has been taken to Tauranga Hospital following a vehicle crash on Turret Road. Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Turret Road,... Read More

Highways at risk of further damage, warns NZTA

The dark and often rainy months from May to September are the time our state highways are most at risk from damage, with water the main culprit. "What's more,... Read More

Single vehicle crash on SH33, Paengaroa

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash near Paengaroa. Police have received a report of a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 33,... Read More

All East Coast and Hawke’s Bay state highways open

A key milestone in the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle has been achieved this week with all state highways in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti now open following... Read More

Man flees crash on Turret Rd, helicopter launches

UPDATE 8.54pm: Enquiries are ongoing to locate a male who fled the scene of a two vehicle crash on Turret Road this evening. A police spokesperson says a helicopter... Read More

Detour on Cameron Road this weekend

Cameron Road will be reduced to one-way traffic this weekend between Thirteenth Avenue and Fifteenth Avenue near Tauranga Boys' College as work to install... Read More

Tips for travelling to Fieldays from eastern BOP

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding people travelling to Fieldays from the Eastern Bay of Plenty, to plan routes to avoid delays. Travel from around... Read More

Road clear after SH29A, Cameron Road crash

UPDATE 5.06pm: A Tauranga City Council spokesperson says the crash scene "is now clear" after a motorcycle collided with a ute earlier today. The road was previously... Read More