Traffic & Crashes
11:15am Tue 21 Feb, 2023
A Mount Maunganui resident is growing frustrated with 'abandoned” e-scooters being left on the roads and footpaths. Lee, who does not want her surname to... Read More
06:57am Tue 21 Feb, 2023
No injuries have been reported after a vehicle hit a parked car in Otumoetai. A witness to the accident says a vehicle came out of Landscape Rd "at speed". As... Read More
02:46pm Mon 20 Feb, 2023
One person has died following a crash on State Highway 2. Emergency services were notified of the single-vehicle crash at about 10.55am, near the intersection... Read More
11:18am Mon 20 Feb, 2023
UPDATE 4.04pm: State Highway 2, near the intersection of Turner Road, is now reopen following a fatal crash. The road was closed at about 11.40am this morning,... Read More
09:33am Mon 20 Feb, 2023
A section of State Highway 36, between Tauranga and Rotorua, will be closed until Friday. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says a daytime road closure will be... Read More
07:30am Mon 20 Feb, 2023
A traffic controller has been injured on a Coromandel highway after a driver tried to evade a road closure. Across the Coromandel Peninsula, a series of road... Read More
04:30pm Sun 19 Feb, 2023
Waka Kotahi has confirmed that night-time closures of State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Wairoa have been lifted and the road will now be open to the public... Read More
03:00pm Sun 19 Feb, 2023
Waka Kotahia NZ Transport Agency is expressing thanks to roading contractors and road users while work continues following the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. 'We... Read More
01:00pm Sun 19 Feb, 2023
Along with other regions across the country, the Waikato and Bay of Plenty areas are facing a period of recovery and recuperation following Cyclone Gabrielle. With... Read More
10:00am Sat 18 Feb, 2023
Motorists travelling via Te Puke Highway are being warned to prepare for a lane closure from Monday. A lane closure will be in place on Te Puke Highway from 5am... Read More
02:00pm Fri 17 Feb, 2023
The railway network between Tauranga and the Eastern Bay of Plenty is back on track. Three weeks after flooding caused a train derailment and wiped out tracks... Read More
11:15am Fri 17 Feb, 2023
State highway links in several areas of the North Island are re-opening as floodwaters recede and slip debris is cleared. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging... Read More
07-Mar 16:01
Tactile map lets blind Tauranga locals feel home
07-Mar 14:06
Children's 'try-athlon' returns to Ōmokoroa
07-Mar 10:04
The 11-year-old national tennis champion
07-Mar 09:00
Paengaroa School hosting Top School
07-Mar 08:00
'Vicious' dog attack leaves 6yo scarred for life
07-Mar 06:00
Blayde and Ruhani: A rare chromosome connection
06-Mar 18:21
Push to ban fireworks in Tauranga public places
06-Mar 17:00
Middle East unrest: Council braces for cost rises
06-Mar 16:00
SH2 Tauranga maintenance blitz to close key routes
06-Mar 15:00
Vintage tractors take over Tauranga racecourse
06-Mar 14:47
75+ lifesaving pioneer leads surf nationals event
06-Mar 13:00
Penguin Parade returns to Mount with new route
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