Traffic & Crashes
06:30am Fri 21 Oct, 2022
Police will be out in force patrolling major routes this weekend in a co-ordinated operation across five police districts. The operation will stretch almost the... Read More
07:00pm Thu 20 Oct, 2022
More than 500 people are injured on New Zealand roads every Labour Weekend, according to new figures from ACC. Figures from the past five years showed, on average,... Read More
05:00pm Thu 20 Oct, 2022
Further material has fallen throughout the day at the site of the large slip blocking State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach. Work to clear the slip ceased earlier... Read More
10:10am Thu 20 Oct, 2022
State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach remains closed today. A slip come down blocking the highway, between Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne, on Wednesday afternoon. Waka... Read More
04:17pm Wed 19 Oct, 2022
A very large slip has come down onto State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach between Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne this afternoon, closing the road between Waiotahi Valley... Read More
12:55pm Wed 19 Oct, 2022
Police can now name the woman who died following a crash near Te Puke. Hasting's woman Myra Leef, 68, died after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Strang... Read More
10:45am Wed 19 Oct, 2022
Police have named a Tauranga man as the person who died following a crash in Ashburton. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on Gardiners... Read More
08:35am Wed 19 Oct, 2022
Witnesses to a car fire in Tauranga overnight are reporting seeing an 'orange glow” under the vehicle before it burst into flames. Emergency services were... Read More
06:45am Wed 19 Oct, 2022
Motorists on State Highway 1 in Tauranga Taupō should expect delays after a logging truck collided with a house this morning. Police were called to the crash... Read More
08:08pm Tue 18 Oct, 2022
Update, 8.25pm: A car fire near the Cambridge Road off-ramp between Judea and Bethlehem has been extinguished and traffic is starting to flow once again. "We... Read More
05:30pm Tue 18 Oct, 2022
SunLive readers are reporting Police are attending an incident in Welcome Bay. One reader says they have seen firearms at Asher Road in Welcome Bay. "Police... Read More
06:45am Tue 18 Oct, 2022
Fatigue from a long journey appeared to be the cause of a fatal crash in Matatā. A father and his 18-year-old daughter were travelling towards Whakatāne on... Read More
11-Mar 08:00
Iwi-led conservation in the Kaimai Mamaku ranges
11-Mar 07:00
Road rules: NZTA proposes minimum passing gap
11-Mar 06:30
Tauranga apprentice pie maker’s dream year
10-Mar 18:00
Farmer’s warning on the cost of pushing too hard
10-Mar 17:00
Mount woman left traumatised after dog mauling
10-Mar 15:32
Three-car crash partially blocks Welcome Bay Rd
10-Mar 14:25
Declined baby names: Lucifer makes the list
10-Mar 13:19
SH29 rockfall work at Ruahihi Bluffs done
10-Mar 11:45
Top chefs set for snack showdown in Mount
10-Mar 10:00
Young grower champion urges others to step up
10-Mar 08:20
Tauranga highway open after diesel spill
10-Mar 08:00
Wet end to week before fine weekend returns
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