Traffic & Crashes

Mud causing slippery conditions on SH25 Coromandel

A temporary speed limit is in place on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel peninsula due to slippery conditions. Waka Kotahi NZTA have advised that mud has washed... Read More

Serious vehicle crash in Welcome Bay

UPDATE 9.15pm Motorists planning to travel through Welcome Bay are advised to expect delays due to a serious crash. Police were notified of a single vehicle... Read More

Single lane to open on SH35, weather permitting

Waka Kotahi NZTA say that the tireless efforts of contractors on the ground at the site of a major collapse on State Highway 35 will see a temporary single lane... Read More

SH38 reopens following crash, two injured

UPDATE, 12.26pm: The road at the scene of a crash at the intersection of State Highway 38 and Rerewhakaaitu Road, Rerewhakaaitu is now clear. Police report... Read More

SH35 Tauranga to Rotorua reopens to traffic

State Highway 36 has reopened to traffic following repairs by contractors. The road was closed to all vehicles from 10am Thursday July 21 for emergency works... Read More

Two die following serious crash in Bethlehem

UPDATE 10.30PM: Police can confirm two people have died following the serious crash on State Highway 2, Bethlehem earlier this evening. The crash, involving a... Read More

SH2 closed: truck rolls down bank

State Highway 2 near Waioeka will be closed this afternoon. A police spokesperson says the closure is so emergency services can recover a container truck that... Read More

Tauranga man dies following SH5 crash

A Tauranga man has been named as the person who died following a crash on State Highway 5/Napier-Taupō Road. Kevin Michael Jagusch, aged 73, from Tauranga, died... Read More

SH2 open, but no quick fix for SH35

State Highway 2 has reopened to two lanes at the site two slips in the Waioeka Gorge between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors... Read More

Slips update: SH2 reopens, SH35 remains closed

A single lane is now open under stop/go traffic management along SH2 from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne. Road users are advised to take care while contractors continue... Read More

SH2/Ōmokoroa Road upgrade gets green light

It's happening… The long-awaited upgrade of the State Highway 2/Ōmokoroa Road intersection has finally been given the green light. Today Minister of... Read More

Urgent repairs to Te Puke Highway

Te Puke Highway, near Pah Road, will be reduced to one lane at times today and tomorrow. This is to allow the contractor to safely repair potholes that have formed... Read More