Traffic & Crashes
07:00am Sun 12 Feb, 2023
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to avoid all non-essential travel in the Upper North Island, with several regions under MetService Heavy Rain... Read More
04:42pm Sat 11 Feb, 2023
Update, 9.30pm: Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 35, north of Ōpōtiki. Emergency services responded to a serious crash... Read More
07:00am Sat 11 Feb, 2023
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging those planning to travel in the North Island this weekend to check for the latest information on weather warning and... Read More
06:50am Sat 11 Feb, 2023
Tauranga motorist Neville McKay, frustrated by "diabolical" road works, says traffic was moving so slowly he turned off his car and made "two cups of coffee" while... Read More
03:27pm Fri 10 Feb, 2023
UPDATE 7.20pm: State Highway 30 near Onepu Springs Road is reopen following a crash earlier this afternoon. "Police thank motorists for their patience," says... Read More
07:00am Fri 10 Feb, 2023
Shaw Road residents near Whakatāne say Waka Kōtahi's safety improvements to State Highway 30 will do nothing to alleviate what they consider to be 'a very... Read More
11:20am Thu 09 Feb, 2023
State Highway 2 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is closed. A large slip has come down and blocked both lanes of the highway, west of Opotiki. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport... Read More
10:10am Thu 09 Feb, 2023
The State of Emergency for the Coromandel remains in place due to the elevated risk of a debris dam failure at Koputauaki, north of Coromandel Town. On... Read More
05:40pm Wed 08 Feb, 2023
There have been a number of reports of traffic building up tonight on State Highway 2, Tauranga to Katikati following concrete works near Morton Road. A New Zealand... Read More
10:00am Wed 08 Feb, 2023
Bus users and people with an interest in Tauranga's public transport facilities are being invited to contribute to planning for a new, permanent bus interchange... Read More
09:00am Wed 08 Feb, 2023
Road work contractors being threatened and abused is not ok, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. This message comes from the roading agency following news a... Read More
06:30am Wed 08 Feb, 2023
Eleven homes have been evacuated beneath a debris dam that formed in the Coromandel. The district has been hit by several heavy rain storms in recent weeks, causing... 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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