Traffic & Crashes

Vehicle crashes in Pāpāmoa and Paengaroa

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash in Pāpāmoa. Police received a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and a truck on... Read More

One person in critical condition following crash

Emergency services are attending to a serious vehicle crash in Ōpōtiki. One person is in a critical condition after the single vehicle crash on Waiotahe Valley... Read More

Govt road safety plan fails on all but one target

The government's strategy to reduce road deaths and injuries failed to meet all but one of its targets, with breath testing and reducing speed limits lagging... Read More

Lower speeds near schools on the way

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is now consulting on its draft Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan. This document proposes speed-related safety improvements... Read More

Tauranga police car crashes into power pole

No injuries have been reported after a police car crashed into a power pole in Tauranga. The crash happened following a routine traffic stop on Fraser Street. A... Read More

Bay Link: Temporary closure of Truman Lane

A temporary but significant change for Truman Lane traffic will be put in place early December to enable the next stage of road reconstruction in the area. Overnight... Read More

Teens‘ car pulled from Tauranga‘s harbour

A car is being pulled out of the Tauranga Harbour on Chapel Street this afternoon, after what a pair of 19-year-olds say 'was an accident” in the early hours... Read More

Bad weather delaying road works progress

A forecasted spell of inclement weather is hampering progress on road renewals across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network. Heavy rain late last... Read More

Kaimai Range SH29 slip cleared overnight

Contractors have worked to clear the SH29 Kaimai Range slip overnight. "All lanes reopened around midnight last night," says the spokesperson. "The contractors... Read More

Cameron Road construction: Caution urged

Tauranga motorists are being asked to take care while driving through several construction sites along Cameron Road. "Be kind to the Cameron Road Joint Venture... Read More

Four crashes leave six dead this weekend

Six people have died on the roads in four separate crashes this weekend. 'They could all have been prevented.” says Assistant Commissioner of Police, Road... Read More

Police appeal for sightings of vehicle

Waikato Police are appealing for sightings of a vehicle on State Highway 1 south of Cambridge on Friday shortly before a crash. A red Holden station wagon was... Read More