Traffic & Crashes

SH2 Napier to Wairoa still closed

State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier is still closed this morning after remaining closed overnight for safety reasons. SH2 between Kotemaori and Wairoa... Read More

Sprinting police officer catches handcuffed man

A man who tried escaping from Police by running away while still handcuffed will be appearing in Tauranga Court on Monday. Motorists on Hewletts Road were... Read More

SH2, Napier to Wairoa is closed due to slip

State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa is likely to remain closed until further notice following a slip. The highway is closed just north of Putorino,... Read More

Power outage following crash into power pole

A power outage is affecting nearly 100 properties at Omanu following a vehicle crashing into a power pole in the area. Police received a report of a single... Read More

Lighting up SH2 for Christmas

Tauranga City Council is 'committed” to having the Wairoa Cycleway ready before Christmas -meaning the traffic lights cutting across State highway 2 at Carmichael... Read More

Cameron Road detours for night works closure

The Cameron Road/ Eleventh Avenue intersection will be closed to traffic at nights from 6pm Sunday, December 3, to 6am Friday, December 8 for work to resurface... Read More

Road closures planned for Pāpāmoa roundabout

Night closures are needed to install four signalled, raised crossings to help improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists at the Tara and Parton roads roundabout... Read More

Work begins to restore three lanes on SH2

Work is beginning to repair and restore three sections of cyclone-damaged State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier. These sections will be back to two lanes... Read More

Changes coming to CBD intersections

Changes to two intersections off Commerce Street, which could result in the loss of five carparks in the town centre, have been approved by Whakatāne district... Read More

Crash at Tauriko SH29 roundabout

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 29 near the Tauriko roundabout. SunLive reader reports that the crash... Read More

Petrol tanker crash reported on State Highway 29

Reports are coming in of a crash on State Highway 29. A caller to the 0800SunLive number says, 'A petrol tanker has run into the back of a car on State Highway... Read More

Night closure planned for SH2 tonight

People who typically use State Highway 2 to get to Bethlehem from Tauranga are being warned to prepare for a detour tonight. For the last three weeks, Tauranga... Read More