Traffic & Crashes

Officer injured trying to stop fleeing driver

An 18-year-old has been arrested and an officer treated for injuries after a serious incident in Waikato overnight. At 9.35pm on Norton Road on Saturday night,... Read More

Roads of National Significance planning underway

The NZ Transport Agency has signalled their proposed delivery approach for the Government's 15 Roads of National Significance, with the release of the State... Read More

Car crashes into fence in Katikati

A car has crashed into a fence in Katikati following a medical episode. Police say they received a report of a car going into a fence on Fairview Road about... Read More

Arrest made after teenager targeted and run over

Waikato Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a serious incident in which a 15-year-old was run over by a car multiple times. The boy was walking on... Read More

BOP state highway works for April

Petrolheads will be converging on Taupō between April 19 and 21 for the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercars Championship. Taking place for the first time... Read More

Bridge traffic build up after vehicle loses wheel

Update, 12.23pm: All traffic lanes on Te Awanui Drive over the Tauranga Harbour Bridge are reported to be open again following an earlier vehicle breakdown. Tauranga... Read More

Closures coming up for SH2 Pekatahi Bridge

Pekatahi Bridge, located north of Tāneatua on State Highway 2, will close daily for maintenance from Monday April 15 for three days. NZ Transport Agency... Read More

Speed reduction planned for BOP road

Speed limits on Thornton Road from the intersection with State Highway 30 to the western end of the 'Blueberry Curves” will be reduced from 100km/h to... Read More

TNL: Breaking ground on the new expressway

Construction on the Takitimu North Link in Tauranga is progressing with crews breaking through land under the newly-built bridge at Wairoa Road. The new... Read More

Road warning as severe weather hits NZ

New Zealand is in the grips of a large weather system and multiple warnings are currently in place all over the country. A heavy rain warning is in place... Read More

Two injured after car flips on Tauranga expressway

One person is in a serious condition and another has moderate injuries after a car flipped on a Tauranga expressway on Wednesday morning. A SunLive reader... Read More

Testing Cameron Road for compliance

Tauranga City Council says that work to install permanent fences and timber posts at some of the mid-block pedestrian crossings along Cameron Road is now complete. Remedial... Read More