Traffic & Crashes

Minor injuries in Omanawa crash

UPDATE 10.38AM: Minor injuries are being reported in a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty this morning. A police spokesperson says they were called to a single... Read More

Train crash near Maketu

UPDATE 8.23AM: Diversions are in place after a train collided with a car this morning in Maketu, Bay of Plenty. A police spokesperson says the crash occurred... Read More

Power cuts in Tauranga South and Te Puna

A power outage in Tauranga South is affecting 887 properties as well as traffic lights along Cameron Road. PowerCo is reporting the outage which occurred at... Read More

Vehicle hits power pole in Te Puna

A vehicle has hit a power pole in Te Puna. Emergency services are arriving at the scene of the crash on Te Puna Road. A SunLive reporter at the scene says Te... Read More

Two vehicle crash on SH2 near Paengaroa

Two vehicles have crashed on State Highway 2 near Paengaroa. A SunLive reader at the scene has reported that the crash is near the Te Puke Golf Club on SH2. Police... Read More

BOP highway road work plans

A number of road works projects in the Bay of Plenty are progressing, despite Waka Kotahi Transport Agency managing positive Covid-19 cases and a poor weather... Read More

SH25 closed after serious crash

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 25 between Thames and Coromandel. Police were notified of the single vehicle collision on... Read More

Road death: drivers “thought they‘d hit an animal”

Two of the drivers whose vehicles struck and killed a man on a rural highway say they believed they'd hit a roaming animal in the darkness. The Waikato couple,... Read More

Hewletts Road flyover works postponed

Works planned for the State Highway 2/Hewletts Road flyover are being postponed. The works were originally scheduled for tonight to allow the completion of maintenance... Read More

Serious injuries in two-car SH30 crash

UPDATE 3.24PM: One lane of State Highway 30 has re-opened following a serious two-car crash near Rotorua. Police were called to the incident at Kapenga at around... Read More

Fatality reported after truck overturns in BOP

One person is dead after a truck has overturned in the Bay of Plenty. A police spokesperson says emergency services responded to reports of a single vehicle crash... Read More

NZTA: Dangers of mixing prescription meds

A new public awareness campaign launched by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency highlights the risk of people mixing prescription meds with other substances and driving. Educating... Read More