Update, 7.10pm: Power has now been restored to 66 properties at Tahawai, following a vehicle hitting a power pole on Friday night. PowerCo contractors were... Read More

A person has died after being critically injured in a crash, bringing the deaths on the road over the Christmas-New Year period to 12. Police say the person... Read More

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Pukehina. The crash on SH2 near Rogers Road, between Otamarakau... Read More

Police can confirm a person has died in hospital overnight following a crash on State Highway 29, Kaimai range on Thursday, December 28. This is the second... Read More

"Happy safe and sober New Year!" Tauranga Police are encouraging people celebrating the New Year to enjoy themselves, but to be sensible, look after your... Read More

A campervan has rolled on State Highway 2 in the Athenree Gorge. Police received a report at 7.55am that a campervan has rolled on SH 2, between Mathers Road... Read More

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash in Bowentown. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a car and motorcycle crashed about 8pm on Pio... Read More

UPDATE: State Highway 29 is now open. The road was blocked earlier following a two-car crash near Redwood Lane. No major injuries have been reported. Police... Read More

Coinciding with a predicted long, hot summer, three large scale events are returning to the Bay of Plenty next month. It's a busy time of year, says NZ... Read More

Police can confirm the name of a man who died following a fatal crash on Hewletts Road on December 27. He was 27-year-old Brayden Tawa of Papamoa. "Police... Read More

Kiwis love to drive, but there are a few road rules you won't find in the official New Zealand road code. Most New Zealand motorists know these rules, the... Read More

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 29. "Police can now confirm one person has died in a crash on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai," says... Read More