Traffic & Crashes

Message to motorists: “It‘s not a race”

With the holidays just around the corner Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency wants to see a safe summer on State Highway 2. Bay of Plenty system manager Roger Brady... Read More

Reduced speeds for Karangahake Gorge this summer

From Monday, December 20, the speed limit of a 600m section of State Highway 2 in the Karangahake Gorge, between Crown Hill Road and school Road, will be temporarily... Read More

Car rolls on SH29

Update 9:53am: A car that has rolled on State Highway 29 near the Kaimai ranges is being moved onto a tow truck, a witness at the scene says. The caller to SunLive... Read More

Police name Tauranga crash victim

Police have now released the name of the woman who died in a crash in Tauranga last week. She was 65-year-old Maree Annis Geary of Otūmoetai. "Police extend... Read More

Police investigate fatal crash

Police are continuing to investigate a crash which has left one person dead and another with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene of... Read More

One seriously injured after fiery crash

One person is in serious condition following a crash on State Highway 2, near Papamoa, Emergency services were called to the two car crash underneath the Sandhurst... Read More

Crash at Sandhurst Drive interchange closes road

There has been a serious crash on State Highway 2 at the Sandhurst Drive interchange at Papamoa. Due to the crash, the section of SH2 between Sandhurst Drive... Read More

Roadworks for Tauranga and Western Bay this week

Asphalt resurfacing works and other maintenance activities will continue on State Highway 2 and State Highway 29A around the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga... Read More

Auckland, Northland and Waikato compliance update

Since Alert Level 3 came into place, 71 people have been charged with 82 offences in Auckland, Northland, and parts of the Waikato, as at 5pm Thursday December... Read More

One person has died following crash at Turua

A person has died on Friday night following a serious crash on Orchard East Road, Turua. The crash, between a tanker and a car, was initially reported to Police... Read More

Two closures planned for SH25

People planning to use State Highway 25 around the Coromandel Peninsula are being warned to prepare for closures at two different locations over the next two weeks. On... Read More

Police ask fatal crash witnesses to come forward

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal Tauranga crash to come forward. A woman, reported to be a 65-year-old Tauranga local, died after a vehicle went... Read More