Traffic & Crashes

Tauranga cyclist’s plea to share the road

A Tauranga cyclist is becoming increasingly concerned with 'inconsiderate driving” he has witnessed while riding through the city. Keen peddler Adrian Toft... Read More

Te Puke men‘s decade long fight for a safer road

Residents of a rural road in Te Puke have been struggling for 10 years to get safety improvements to their road. Leyton Dowman has lived on No 3 Road for 15 years... Read More

Police release name in fatal Athenree Gorge crash

Police are releasing the name of a man who died in a crash on State Highway 2, Athenree Gorge on January 2. "He was David Lynn Hart, aged 73," says a police spokesperson.... Read More

Boat reportedly falls off trailer on SH2

Reports are coming in that a boat has potentially fallen off a trailer in the Karangahake Gorge. A SunLive reader has email in to says a boat has come off its... Read More

Significant delays on State Highway 2

Significant delays are expected on State Highway 2 this Wednesday. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says delays are expected between Waihī to Ōmokoroa at the... Read More

Speeding campaign to combat NZ crashes

There are no excuses to speed - that's the simple concept of a new road safety marketing campaign which has today been launched by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency... Read More

Dive Crescent car park temporary closure

As part of plans to transform the waterfront in Tauranga's city centre, the Dive Crescent off-street car park is temporarily closed. The car park will remain... Read More

Police attending incident in Paeroa

Police are attending an incident in Paeroa. SunLive readers are reporting that Marshall Street in Paeroa is closed. Police are at the scene of an incident near... Read More

Police asking public for footage of pursuit

Waikato Police would like to hear from members of the public who may have footage of a pursuit in Hamilton overnight. Police were patrolling the Hamilton East... Read More

Road reopens following serious crash in Coromandel

Update, 6pm: Colville Road in Coromandel has reopened following a serious crash on Saturday morning. The closure was between Driving Creek Road and Port Jackson... Read More

State highway works planned for January

After a wet start to the New Year, contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty have been enjoying the recent sunshine and taking the opportunity to progress... Read More

Highway pothole complaints not as high as reported

Waka Kotahi/New Zealand Transport Agency is correcting the record on the number of pothole complaints it has received in 2022. There have been reports suggesting... Read More