Traffic & Crashes

Highway works planned for February

Road contractors continue to progress significant maintenance programmes across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport... Read More

Double-fatal: police name woman and baby

Police have released the name of the woman and baby who died following a fiery crash in the Waikato. Two-month-old Soriah Harper and 39-year-old Amanda Saunders,... Read More

Teenager named as Waikato fatal crash victim

Police have released the name of a person who died following a crash between a truck and car earlier this week. Seventeen-year-old Xinania Matika, of Fairfield,... Read More

Te Puke Highway: diversion starting Feb 14

Te Puke Highway is expected to be closed for up to three weeks, starting February 14. Weather permitting, resealing work will begin on the highway, between... Read More

Vehicle crashes on SH29A

UPDATE 8.59AM: One person is reported to have received minor injuries following crash on State Highway 29A, near Maungatapu. Emergency services were called to... Read More

Turret Road: Grand idea to improve road congestion

An Ohauiti resident has designed a fix for Turret Road's traffic woes in the form of a causeway that can be made off-site. John Bickers owned property and businesses... Read More

Construction begins on Cameron Road project

Construction work on Tauranga's Cameron Road is in full swing as work begins on new pedestrian and cyclist crossings. Tauranga City Council says some road intersections... Read More

Matapihi Rail bridge reopen after earlier incident

UPDATE 2.45pm: Matapihi Rail bridge is now open following an earlier incident. It had earlier been closed to all foot traffic. Tauranga City Council say the... Read More

Double fatal: man found baby with no pulse

'What I saw will stick with me for a long time,” says the man first on the scene of a crash that killed two people. Police were called to the three-car... Read More

Two dead following State Highway 2 crash

Two people have died following a serious crash in Waiotahe earlier today. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Ohiwa... Read More

Serious crash: BOP highway closed

Police are in attendance of a serious crash on a section of State Highway 2 at Waiotahe, near Ōpōtiki. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of... Read More

Vehicle smashes into house in Otumoetai

Police report no injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a house in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to a report of a vehicle collision on... Read More