Traffic & Crashes

Toll road prices increasing from July

Motorists using toll roads will be met with a price increase from July 1, 2023. Tolls on Tauranga Eastern Link, SH2, and Tauranga Takitimu Drive, SH29, and Auckland's... Read More

Truck rolls blocking Coromandel road

A Coromandel road is blocked following a truck rollover. A police spokesperson says a truck has overturned and is disrupting traffic travelling on Manaia Road... Read More

Waimana Gorge to remain closed overnight

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that SH2 through Waimana Gorge will not open tonight, despite "best efforts" from contractors to clear the road. 'A further... Read More

Truck rolls on Mangatawa Link Road

Emergency services are attending the scene of a rolled semi-truck and trailer unit on Mangatawa Link Road. A Tauranga City Council spokesperson says the truck... Read More

Works underway on Wairoa Cycleway project

Works on the Wairoa Cycleway have begun this week. The works are to construct the last 800m of the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway, which will enable safe cycling... Read More

Three vehicle crash on Sandhurst Drive

UPDATE 7.46AM: Police are reporting that State Highway 2 is now open following a three vehicle crash. UPDATE 7.38AM: Emergency services are at the scene of a... Read More

Flooding, slips and road washouts in BOP

State Highway 2 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty remains closed this morning. The latest update from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reports there are multiple flooding... Read More

One in serious condition after Katikati crash

One person is in serious condition after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Katikati. A police spokesperson says the incident occurred at about 8.44pm. "One... Read More

SH2 Waimana Gorge to remain closed tonight

Waimana Gorge will remain closed tonight from SH2/Station Road (Taneatua township) and SH2/Wainui Road. The road was closed earlier today following multiple slips... Read More

Crash: Teen seriously injured after fleeing police

A teenager suffered a serious head injury after crashing a car while fleeing police. The incident occurred after a Bay of Plenty police officer saw four people... Read More

SH2 Waimana Gorge closed due to slips

Multiple slips and areas of localised flooding have closed State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Kutarere. The road is closed from the SH30/SH2 Awakeri intersection... Read More

Traffic gridlock from Te Puna to Bethlehem

SunLive readers are reporting huge traffic delays on State Highway 2 between Te Puna and Bethlehem. "Traffic is just gridlock from the BP station at Te Puna,"... Read More