Traffic & Crashes

Delays expected after SH2 Ōmokoroa crash

UPDATE 2.18pm: Both lanes are now clear on State Highway 2 near Ōmokoroa Road following a crash earlier this afternoon, according to a Tauranga City Council spokesperson. A... Read More

Pāpāmoa East to be connected to the motorway

Construction of a new interchange over the Tauranga Eastern Link will see Pāpāmoa East connected to the motorway and enable further development of the area. Earthworks... Read More

Five dead in separate Waitangi Day crashes

The Waitangi Day road toll sits at five following the death of a person in Carterton on Monday. The crash in Clareville was reported around 4.10pm and the... Read More

One seriously injured after Cameron Road crash

UPDATE 4.16pm: One is seriously injured following a crash on the intersection of Cameron Road and 15th Ave, according to a police spokesperson. A Tauranga City... Read More

SH25 open after earlier rockfall

State Highway 25 in the Thames-Coromandel area is now open. The road has been closed since Wednesday following a rockfall which came down and blocked both lanes... Read More

Critical injuries in BOP highway crash

UPDATE 5.09PM: State Highway 36, between Tauranga and Rotorua, is now open. People are advised to expected delays and drive to the conditions. UPDATE 1.35PM:... Read More

Coromandel getaways ruined by floods & slips

The Coromandel is facing yet another long weekend of cancelled hospitality bookings. Last weekend, it had a subdued Auckland Anniversary weekend due to flooding... Read More

Two vehicle crash on Oropi Road

Police are responding to a two vehicle crash on the intersection of Oropi Road, Fraser Street and Chadwick Road. Police responded to the crash at approximately... Read More

Forestry trucks ‘punishing’ road to Tauranga

Kajavala Forestry managing director Jacob Kajavala says anyone driving to Tauranga from the Eastern Bay should expect to find a lot more logging trucks on the... Read More

Plan ahead travelling this long weekend

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging anyone planning to travel over the Waitangi Day long weekend to check the latest information on road closures and restrictions... Read More

Slip on SH2 near Matata

Motorists are being advised to expect delays on State Highway 2, near Matata. A large slip has come down, blocking both lanes of the highway just before Matata... Read More

‘Massive disruption’ around Coromandel‘s SH25A

Cracks in an important Coromandel route have developed into a colossal landslide that left a minister gobsmacked - and the earth is still moving. Emergency... Read More