Traffic & Crashes

Slip closes SH25 in the Coromandel peninsula

State Highway 25 has been closed due to a slip. Waka Kotahi NZTA advise that SH25 is closed between Kuaotunu and Wharekaho. Motorists are advised to follow... Read More

Police release names of Bethlehem crash victims

Police can now release the names of the man and woman who died following a traffic incident on State Highway 2, Bethlehem, on Friday July 22. They are Geoffrey... Read More

One flown to hospital from Karangahake Gorge

A person has been flown to Waikato Hospital after a traffic incident at the Karangahake Gorge. The traffic incident left one person seriously injured, and another... Read More

SH35, Kopuaroa: no trucks with trailers permitted

Heavy vehicles with trailers are not able to access State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa. The road remains open to all other traffic, including heavy vehicles without... Read More

Mud causing slippery conditions on SH25 Coromandel

A temporary speed limit is in place on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel peninsula due to slippery conditions. Waka Kotahi NZTA have advised that mud has washed... Read More

Serious vehicle crash in Welcome Bay

UPDATE 9.15pm Motorists planning to travel through Welcome Bay are advised to expect delays due to a serious crash. Police were notified of a single vehicle... Read More

Single lane to open on SH35, weather permitting

Waka Kotahi NZTA say that the tireless efforts of contractors on the ground at the site of a major collapse on State Highway 35 will see a temporary single lane... Read More

SH38 reopens following crash, two injured

UPDATE, 12.26pm: The road at the scene of a crash at the intersection of State Highway 38 and Rerewhakaaitu Road, Rerewhakaaitu is now clear. Police report... Read More

SH35 Tauranga to Rotorua reopens to traffic

State Highway 36 has reopened to traffic following repairs by contractors. The road was closed to all vehicles from 10am Thursday July 21 for emergency works... Read More

Two die following serious crash in Bethlehem

UPDATE 10.30PM: Police can confirm two people have died following the serious crash on State Highway 2, Bethlehem earlier this evening. The crash, involving a... Read More

SH2 closed: truck rolls down bank

State Highway 2 near Waioeka will be closed this afternoon. A police spokesperson says the closure is so emergency services can recover a container truck that... Read More

Tauranga man dies following SH5 crash

A Tauranga man has been named as the person who died following a crash on State Highway 5/Napier-Taupō Road. Kevin Michael Jagusch, aged 73, from Tauranga, died... Read More