Traffic & Crashes

SH35: Light traffic able to travel during evenings

State Highway 35 at Rahotautau, near the Motu River Bridge, between Ōpōtiki and Te Kaha, is open to light traffic during the evenings. Heavy rain in the area... Read More

SH25, Coromandel remains closed due to large slip

State Highway 25 remains closed between Coromandel and Te Rerenga due to a large slip. The highway is expected to remain closed all day today, Wednesday July... Read More

SH2 to close for emergency works at Matawai

A section of State Highway 2 affected by an underslip between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki, will be closed for two hours on Thursday. Waka Kotahi NZTA are advising... Read More

SH35 to open to light traffic during evenings

State Highway 35 near Motu River Bridge between Ōpōtiki and Te Kaha will reopen to local traffic this evening, says Waka Kotahi NZTA. The temporary single lane... Read More

Te Puna Station Road closed due to slip

Update, 8.47AM A land slip is blocking both lanes of Te Puna Station Road. Police say that the slip was reported after midnight on Monday night. "The slip is... Read More

Crash between car and truck on Hewletts Road

There has been a vehicle collision at Mount Maunganui. A SunLive reader reports that a light truck and car have collided near the intersection of Hewletts Road... Read More

Multiple slips and flooding across Coromandel

Update, 8.30AM State Highways and council roads are cut in locations across the Coromandel on Tuesday morning, after Monday's heavy rainfall and high winds,... Read More

SH33, Paengaroa to Rotorua reopens following slip

10.30AM Update: State Highway 33 is now open, but under Stop/Go traffic management. Earlier, SH33 was closed between Rotorua and Paengaroa due to a slip on the... Read More

Slip closes SH25 in the Coromandel peninsula

State Highway 25 has been closed due to a slip. Waka Kotahi NZTA advise that SH25 is closed between Kuaotunu and Wharekaho. Motorists are advised to follow... Read More

Police release names of Bethlehem crash victims

Police can now release the names of the man and woman who died following a traffic incident on State Highway 2, Bethlehem, on Friday July 22. They are Geoffrey... Read More

One flown to hospital from Karangahake Gorge

A person has been flown to Waikato Hospital after a traffic incident at the Karangahake Gorge. The traffic incident left one person seriously injured, and another... Read More

SH35, Kopuaroa: no trucks with trailers permitted

Heavy vehicles with trailers are not able to access State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa. The road remains open to all other traffic, including heavy vehicles without... Read More