5:40:58 Friday 22 August 2025

Traffic & Crashes

Te Puna: Car collides with shops

A car has crashed into a set of shops in Te Puna. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said two trucks had been called to the Minden area after a car crashed... Read More

New traffic lights at Rotorua SH30 intersection

People are urged to take extra care travelling through the newly activated traffic signals at the intersection of State Highway 30 Te Ngae Road and Wharenui... Read More

Car strikes fence in Te Puke

Emergency services are attending the scene of a vehicle crash in Te Puke. 'Police have received a report of a crash where a vehicle has struck a fence on... Read More

Car crashes into house in Pāpāmoa

A car has hit a house in Pāpāmoa this afternoon, sparking evacuations following a gas leak. Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on... Read More

Lane blocked as tanker hits pole on Hewletts Rd

One lane of Hewletts Rd in Mount Maunganui is blocked following a tanker crash. Police said a tanker has crash with a pole near Aerodrome Rd. 'No injuries... Read More

Two taken to hospital after Te Puke crash

Two people have been taken to Tauranga Hospital after a crash near Te Puke. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Mark Rd at 7.50am. Police... Read More

Witness describes rescue efforts at fatal crash

A witness has described rescuers' attempts to help the survivors of a fatal crash near Matamata on Saturday evening. One person died in the two-car crash,... Read More

Mum misses fatal tanker crash by moments

Pulling over for a moment may have saved a Rotorua mum's life after she just missed a fatal fuel tanker crash this morning. One person died after the tanker... Read More

One dead as petrol tanker rolls on SH5

One person has died after a petrol tanker rolled south of Rotorua this morning. State Highway 5 remains closed with diversions in place, police said. Emergency... Read More

Police name toddler killed in BoP crash

Police have released the name of a child killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty earlier this year. Two-year-old Sakura Hall, from Mamaku, died in the two-vehicle... Read More

Tauranga ramps and flyover face overnight closures

A series of overnight closures will affect key on- and off-ramps, and a flyover, across Tauranga's state highway network. Starting on Wednesday August 13,... Read More

Police name man who died after Tauranga crash

Aucklander Robert William Norman MacGibbon has today been named by police as the victim of a fatal crash in Tauranga in May. A police statement said the two-vehicle... Read More