Traffic & Crashes

SH2 reopens under stop/go after truck roll

UPDATE: 4.30PM: Waka Kotahi NZTA is now advising that State Highway 2 north of Katikati has reopened udner traffic management. A stop/go system is in place following... Read More

Stop/go conditions for Welcome Bay Road

Stop/go conditions will be in place on one of the main roads in Welcome Bay this week. Roading contractors will be undertaking ashpault surfacing work, starting... Read More

Cambridge Road works part of TNL project

Motorists are being advised to expect possible delays on Cambridge Road as work continues on the Takitimu Northern Link project. Members of the public have contacted... Read More

Railroad selfies warning

TrackSAFE is blowing the whistle this March on an increasing number of Kiwis who are using train tracks as a backdrop for photography. TrackSAFE NZ foundation... Read More

Appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash

Police are appealing for information following the death of a pedestrian on State Highway 1 in Pairere. Initial inquiries indicated the person had been walking... Read More

Milk tanker rolls on state highway

A milk tanker has rolled on State Highway 1 in the Waikato this morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash on the southbound off-ramp of SH1, near... Read More

Three deaths on NZ roads overnight

Three people have died on New Zealand roads on Saturday night and Sunday morning. A pedestrian walking along State Highway One towards Tirau was killed, another... Read More

Motorcylist injured following crash at Paengaroa

A motorcyclist has received moderate injuries following a crash near Paengaroa. Police report they were called about 5.10pm to Maketu Road, between Te Tumu and... Read More

Feedback sought on Coromandel transport services

Waikato Regional Council is planning to seek public feedback on possible new public transport services in Thames-Coromandel and Hauraki districts. The consultation... Read More

A stinky state highway spill

We have all heard complaints about roads in the Bay of Plenty being crap but that literally became the case for a brief period this week. Police were called to... Read More

Govt to introduce random roadside drug testing

Random roadside drug testing will come into force from next year, to deter drug-impaired driving, following the passing of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment... Read More

Three injured in Pyes Pa crash

UPDATE: Three people are reported to have been injured following a two car crash on Pyes Pa Road. Emergency services were called to the crash, near Manor Park... Read More