Traffic & Crashes

Tauranga mum and child named as SH3 crash victims

A 32-year-old woman from Tauranga and her six-year-old son have been named as the victims of a crash in Kaitoke last month. Sarah Kay Moana and Teawa Amiri Thomson... Read More

Pockets of caustic soda likely after Kaimai spill

Six thousand litres of sodium hydroxide that spewed from a truck onto a major highway is likely to continue to spill into a nearby stream and experts unable to... Read More

Truck and ute crash on SH2

Additional delays are expected on State Highway 2, near Omokoroa, following a crash this morning. A witness to the crash says a truck and ute have crashed and... Read More

BOP carbon emission up more than four per cent

New data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that Bay of Plenty carbon emissions grew by 4.4 per cent in 2019. The report shows the rise in emissions in... Read More

Motorsport legend backs SH5 safety campaign

A successful road safety campaign on a notorious stretch of State Highway 5 has caught the attention of New Zealand race car driver Greg Murphy. The ‘Stay... Read More

Pedestrian hit by car is seriously injured

Update, 4.14pm: A pedestrian with serious injuries has been taken to Tauranga Hospital after being hit by a car on Takitimu Drive. Police were notified at... Read More

Vehicle crash on Station Road, Te Puke

There has been a vehicle crash in Te Puke. Police were notified just before 3.30pm of a crash on Station Road. Initial reports are that two cars have collided... Read More

Mount road closed following serious crash

Tweed Street in Mount Maunganui is closed following a serious crash this morning. A motorcycle is reported to have hit a pedestrian at the Tweed Street and Aberdeen... Read More

SH29 likely to be closed for most of the day

State Highway 29 is closed in both directions after several containers fell from a truck earlier this morning. Waka Kotahi Transport Agency says the containers... Read More

Bay Link night works this week

Night works to progress construction of the western pedestrian and cycling underpass entrance on the Bay Link project are scheduled to take place tomorrow and... Read More

SH29 closed following truck spill

UPDATED 7.43AM: State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range is being closed this morning. The closure is to allow contractors work to remove containers which have... Read More

Crash causing delays on Hewletts Road

UPDATE 8.03AM: All lanes on Hewletts Road are now open following a crash earlier this morning. Two vehicles had collided on the road, between Totara St and Waimarie... Read More