Traffic & Crashes

Eastern BOP road works this week

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises road reconstruction works will get underway on State Highway 5 in Reporoa, south of Rotorua, this week. Works to repair... Read More

Plan ahead and return home safely this weekend

With seven people dead on our roads this long weekend and over 36 hours to go, Police are imploring motorists to drive safely. 'While our investigators work to... Read More

SADD social media stickers to help make it home

Students from SADD, which stands for Students Against Dangerous Driving, want all New Zealanders to think a little deeper this Labour weekend. And they've... Read More

Holiday road toll now five

The holiday weekend road toll currently stands at five. A person has died after falling from a moving vehicle in Kawakawa Bay south east of Auckland. The incident... Read More

Car crashes into roundabout in Tauranga‘s CBD

Visitors to The Strand in Tauranga were treated to an unusual sight this morning. A car has crashed in the middle of the roundabout on the intersection of Devonport... Read More

Increased traffic flows expected this long weekend

With Labour Weekend fast approaching, police are looking ahead and putting plans in place to make sure roads are safe with the increased long weekend traffic. Inspector... Read More

One dead after SH2 motorcycle crash

One person has died following a crash in Nukuhou this morning. A motorcycle and a truck were involved in the incident on State Highway 2 near Glenholme Road at... Read More

SH2 closed following serious crash

State Highway 2 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is closed following a serious crash. Waka Kotahi Transport Agency says emergency services are at the scene of the... Read More

Bay Link traffic on the move to progress underpass

Road users will soon be driving over sections of the new Bayfair underpass, with a significant change to the road layout near the Bayfair roundabout scheduled... Read More

Rugby mourns passing of Sean Wainui

The rugby community is in mourning today following the tragic death of Sean Wainui. Sean died after the vehicle he was in crashed into a tree on McLaren Falls... Read More

Rugby player dies in McLaren Falls crash

UPDATE 2.54PM: Chiefs and Māori All Blacks player Sean Wainui has died in a car crash near Tauranga. The crash happened just before 8am at McLaren Falls Park. The... Read More

McLaren Falls closed following crash

UPDATE 9.26AM: McLaren Falls Park is closed following a serious crash earlier this morning. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on McLaren... Read More