Traffic & Crashes
04:13pm Thu 29 Oct, 2026
Police say a Thames-Coromandel District road is expected to be closed for at least six hours after a serious crash involving a truck and car in Whenuakite. Police... Read More
10:15am Sun 25 Oct, 2026
A person has been critically injured after a train and car collided on a Bay of Plenty highway. Police said they were called to a serious crash on Te Puke... Read More
10:00am Thu 22 Oct, 2026
Police are continuing to investigate a crash involving a cyclist and an e-scooter rider on Cameron Rd in Tauranga that seriously injured one person. Emergency... Read More
06:05am Thu 22 Oct, 2026
More than $180,000 was spent helping Bay of Plenty motorists recover from Labour weekend crash injuries last year, after 23 people were hurt on the region's... Read More
09:00am Wed 21 Oct, 2026
One person has been critically injured and another is in moderate condition after a cyclist and an e-scooter rider crashed on Cameron Rd in Tauranga. Emergency... Read More
06:34am Wed 21 Oct, 2026
A major State Highway 29 intersection upgrade, new water treatment plants, a replacement bridge and a complex sinkhole repair were among the projects celebrated... Read More
06:00am Tue 20 Oct, 2026
Tauranga motorists are being warned to expect overnight closures and detours on State Highway 29/Takitimu Drive Toll Road in early November as crews carry out... Read More
11:00am Mon 19 Oct, 2026
A car has crashed into a building in the Tauranga City Centre. Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has described the moment a car mounted a footpath in downtown Tauranga... Read More
02:21pm Fri 16 Oct, 2026
Family members organised divers to recover a loved one after a car crashed into Tauranga Harbour overnight. Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder said divers organised... Read More
06:00am Fri 16 Oct, 2026
A Pāpāmoa woman who crashed head-on into an oncoming motorhome at 100km/h in torrential rain more than three years ago says her life changed in an instant. The... Read More
03:04pm Thu 15 Oct, 2026
Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on Takitimu Drive in Tauranga earlier this month. He was 48-year-old Warren Craig Cochrane,... Read More
07:05am Wed 14 Oct, 2026
Motorists travelling through Bethlehem next week are being urged to plan ahead. Overnight resurfacing work on State Highway 2 is set to begin on Sunday. In... Read More
02-Nov 09:00
Dance, delicious food and Diwali delights
02-Nov 08:23
Power outage in Tauranga
02-Nov 08:09
Police issue fines after rugby league convoys
02-Nov 07:26
Five arrested after $80m cocaine bust
02-Nov 06:00
Creating a paradise amid a cancer diagnosis
01-Nov 15:00
Chlorine leak at Mount Maunganui
01-Nov 12:00
New Maketū Coastguard facility takes shape
01-Nov 07:00
Three generations, one school, many memories
31-Oct 16:00
Carnegie Hall soloists come home to Tauranga
31-Oct 16:00
Feedback sought on granny flat funding policy
31-Oct 12:00
Celebrate Brazilian culture at new library
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
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