Traffic & Crashes

Car crashes through Pāpāmoa shops

A car has reportedly crashed into a Pāpāmoa shopping centre this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE hotline says the car is "nowhere to be seen" but damage... Read More

Both lanes reopen on Maungatapu Bridge after crash

UPDATE 9.20am: All lanes are now open on SH29A Maungatapu Bridge following an earlier crash. Motorists are still being urged to prepare for delays while traffic... Read More

Driver caught doing dangerous passing move on SH29

A truck driver filmed the moment a motorist drives into incoming traffic in a dangerous passing manoeuvre. Police are looking for the driver, which truck driver... Read More

Three dead, two critically hurt after two crashes

Three people have died and two are in a critical condition after two separate crashes in Waikato - while a section of SH1 has been closed by a 25-tonne chemical... Read More

One dies following serious crash on SH1, Tirau

UPDATE 5.12PM: One person has died following the earlier two-vehicle crash on SH1, Tirau. Another person reportedly sustained serious injuries. "The Serious... Read More

Man dies following Rotorua crash

Police can confirm that a man has died following a crash in Rotorua on Saturday, September 17. The incident occurred at around 2am on Arawa Street, and involved... Read More

Truck rolls on State Highway 33

Emergency services are at the scene of a truck crash on State Highway 33. Waka Kotahi NZTA advise that a truck has rolled on the Okere bridge on SH33. "It is... Read More

Road renewals works planned across the BOP

Road renewals commence throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region next week, with a number of contractors looking to make a head start on their programmes,... Read More

Bayfair: Three weeks of night works on SH2

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising of night works planned on State Highway 2 (SH2) near the Bayfair roundabout for three weeks starting Monday, September... Read More

Fatal crash on SH 26, Hikutaia

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on SH26/Pearoa Kopu Road on Saturday afternoon. The crash involving a motorcycle and a car was reported... Read More

Serious crash on SH 26 near Hikutaia

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash involving a car and a motorcycle on SH 26/ Paeroa Kopu Road, Hikutaia. The crash was reported around 2:30pm... Read More

New Tauranga ferry service proves popular

Tauranga people will have a new way to travel from next Wednesday with the launch of the Wednesday Challenge Ferry, operating between Omokoroa, Tauranga and Mount... Read More