Traffic & Crashes

Bridge closure: Drivers face 20-minute detour

A vital Bay of Plenty transport link will close overnight for three consecutive nights next week. The Pekatahi Bridge near Tāneatua will be closed to all... Read More

New road link will connect Whiore Ave to SH29

A new public transport link is taking shape in Tauriko as work continues on a major upgrade at the intersection of State Highway 29 and Cambridge Rd. The... Read More

One person injured in Pyes Pā crash

A person has suffered minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash on Kennedy Rd this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the crash at about 3pm. The... Read More

Gorge closures set to disrupt SH2 traffic

Motorists travelling through the Karangahake Gorge are being urged to plan ahead, with a series of daytime closures scheduled on State Highway 2 later this month... Read More

Ōropi slip: Wall built with 2500 tonnes of rock

Tauranga City Council is set to complete the final stage of repairs to the slip below Ōropi Rd this week. Overnight resurfacing is scheduled for Wednesday,... Read More

Car fire sparks roadside blaze on Oropi Rd

Emergency services have been called after a vehicle caught fire on Oropi Rd near the Warner Rd turn-off this afternoon. A witness told SunLive the driver... Read More

Truck rollover in Te Puke, one lane blocked

A southbound lane on No. 3 Rd in Te Puke is blocked following a single-vehicle crash this afternoon. Police were called to the crash at about 1.30pm. No... Read More

Whakatāne victim named in fatal SH5 crash

Police have named the person killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Rotorua last week. She was Clara Joan Apiata, 39, of Whakatāne. The crash happened... Read More

Person seriously hurt after vehicles hit cow

A person has been seriously hurt after vehicles hit a cow in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this morning. A police spokesperson said they were called to State... Read More

Car flips three times before hitting power pole

A car has rolled multiple times before crashing into a power pole in Tauranga. Police said emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on Ohauiti... Read More

Serious injuries in Western Bay of Plenty crash

A person has been seriously injured following a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 at Aongatete. Police were called to the crash at about 6pm on Sunday... Read More

Rockfall work to shut SH2 through the gorge

State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge will close over two five-day periods for rock-scaling work. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) said rope-access... Read More