Traffic & Crashes

Vehicle crashes on SH29A

UPDATE 8.59AM: One person is reported to have received minor injuries following crash on State Highway 29A, near Maungatapu. Emergency services were called to... Read More

Turret Road: Grand idea to improve road congestion

An Ohauiti resident has designed a fix for Turret Road's traffic woes in the form of a causeway that can be made off-site. John Bickers owned property and businesses... Read More

Construction begins on Cameron Road project

Construction work on Tauranga's Cameron Road is in full swing as work begins on new pedestrian and cyclist crossings. Tauranga City Council says some road intersections... Read More

Matapihi Rail bridge reopen after earlier incident

UPDATE 2.45pm: Matapihi Rail bridge is now open following an earlier incident. It had earlier been closed to all foot traffic. Tauranga City Council say the... Read More

Double fatal: man found baby with no pulse

'What I saw will stick with me for a long time,” says the man first on the scene of a crash that killed two people. Police were called to the three-car... Read More

Two dead following State Highway 2 crash

Two people have died following a serious crash in Waiotahe earlier today. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ohiwa... Read More

Serious crash: BOP highway closed

Police are in attendance of a serious crash on a section of State Highway 2 at Waiotahe, near Ōpōtiki. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of... Read More

Vehicle smashes into house in Otumoetai

Police report no injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a house in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to a report of a vehicle collision on... Read More

Three dead following two Waikato crashes

Three people have died in two crashes in the Waikato today. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Higwhay 26 at Eureka earlier today. A police... Read More

Serious crash blocking Waikato highway

UPDATE 3.17PM: Emergency services remain at the scene of a serious crash on State Highway 26 at Eureka. The crash, understood to have involved three vehicles,... Read More

Totara St safety works kick into gear

Safety improvement on Totara Street continues this week with work between Hull Road and Kawaka Street getting underway from Tuesday. This joins the work ongoing... Read More

Car rolls on SH29A

Two people have been injured after a car rolled on State Highway 29A. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash, near Maungatapu, at 9.15pm on... Read More