Traffic & Crashes
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07:30am Mon 24 Apr, 2023
A replacement for a 'dangerous” intersection connecting the Waikato and Tauranga has the tick. Plans for a two-lane roundabout at the T-junction of SH1... Read More
02:00pm Sun 23 Apr, 2023
Police are asking for information including CCTV or video following an arrest being made at an illegal street racing incident in Tauranga early Sunday morning. One... Read More
12:00pm Sun 23 Apr, 2023
12.53pm Update: State Highway 29A is now open again following an earlier crash on the Maungatapu Bridge. Shortly before 12 noon Police received a report of a... Read More
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04:58pm Sat 22 Apr, 2023
Police investigating the fatal crash on State Highway 23, at Whatawhata on Saturday morning are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The two-vehicle crash... Read More
03:25pm Sat 22 Apr, 2023
Update, 4.15pm: Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 24, Te Poi. Initial reports suggest one person is in a critical... Read More
08:25am Sat 22 Apr, 2023
State Highway 23 is closed while emergency services attend the scene of a fatal crash. Police can confirm that a person has died following a crash involving two... Read More
08:00am Sat 22 Apr, 2023
The new State Highway 2 Bayfair flyover will open overnight Wednesday April 26, right on time for Thursday morning traffic. The flyover will open in a temporary... Read More
07:00am Sat 22 Apr, 2023
Many people will be looking forward to an extended weekend this Anzac. "But before you start your journey, please remember to wear your seatbelt, don't drive... Read More
10:16am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Tauhei Road in the Waikato. Police were notified of the single-vehicle crash at 9.25am. Initial indications... Read More
06:38am Fri 21 Apr, 2023
UPDATE 8AM: The crash on State Highway 2 is now clear. Earlier this morning, emergency services responded to reports of a car hitting a barrier on Tamatea Arikinui... Read More
02:04pm Thu 20 Apr, 2023
Reports are coming in of a crash on State Highway 36, between Rotorua and Tauranga. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there is a crash on the highway,... Read More
01:52pm Thu 20 Apr, 2023
A forum designed to aid the 'significant infrastructure deficit” the Bay of Plenty is facing is being launched in Tauranga today. Officially named the Western... Read More
06-Mar 07:00
TikTok Tauranga pair turn $30 into family dinner!
06-Mar 06:00
Dog limits, chook licence tighten; cats exempt
05-Mar 18:00
Why is rum and raisin ice cream disappearing?
05-Mar 17:00
Man jailed for raping young girl 50 years ago
05-Mar 15:19
Five years on from triple-wave coastal scare
05-Mar 14:00
Deadline nears as BOP water consents expire 2026
05-Mar 12:32
Thick smoke over Bethlehem after house fire
05-Mar 11:31
Kiwi escapes Dubai hotel hours before Iran strike
05-Mar 11:00
Harley hearse offers one last ride in style
05-Mar 09:16
One person seriously injured as highway reopens
05-Mar 08:24
BOP retailer charged over illegal nangs sales
05-Mar 07:45
Winning First Division ticket sold in Tauranga
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