Traffic & Crashes

Night time road works ahead for Western Bay

Chipsealing and resurfacing are planned for state highways in the Western Bay of Plenty in the week ahead. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises chipsealing... Read More

Groundswell of farmers converges on Tauranga

Update 2pm Horns can be heard at Mount Maunganui and around Tauranga as the Groundswell NZ 'Mother of all Protests' circles the city. Vehicles are carrying... Read More

Injuries following crash in Eastern Bay of Plenty

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash near Edgecumbe. Police report that one person is possibly seriously injured and one person has... Read More

One seriously injured in motorcycle crash

One person has suffered serious injuries in a traffic collision near Whangamata. Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 25/Tarirua... Read More

Serious injuries in Paengaroa crash

One person has been seriously injured after a crash in Paengaroa this afternoon. Police say they responded to reports of a vehicle collision on Kelly Road, just... Read More

Heavy traffic as police monitor protest

Motorists in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are in heavier traffic than usual today due to protestors at Tauranga Bridge Marina. One caller to the 0800 SunLive... Read More

Name released of driver who died near Lichfield

Police can now release the name of the driver who died following a crash on SH 1, Lichfield, north of Tokoroa on Saturday. "She was Carol McKenzie, aged 43, of... Read More

SH29A lanes open following crash

12.30pm Update: State Highway 29A is now clear following a crash involving two cars. The crash occurred at the intersection between SH 2 Sandhurst Dr to SH29A... Read More

One dies following serious crash near Lichfield

One person has died following a crash on SH 1, Lichfield on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to the two vehicle crash near Ngutuwera Stream... Read More

Crash in Katikati and on Hewletts Road

A vehicle has crashed on Hewletts Road, Tauranga. Police received a report of a single-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hewletts Road and Jean Batten... Read More

Protest motorcade annoys Tauranga residents

Update 6pm: A convoy of cars, vans and motorcyles took to the main route through Tauranga today in the latest stage of polarising protests against Covid-19 restrictions. Carbon... Read More

Traffic delays expected across Tauranga

Motorists have been warned to expect delays on Saturday afternoon as anti-lockdown activists gear up to block roads across Tauranga in the latest stage of polarising... Read More