Traffic & Crashes

Blockage causes delays on SH29A

Reports are coming in of a blockage on State Highway 29A near Barkes Corner. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there is a police car blocking the... Read More

Maungatapu crash under investigation

Investigations are underway into the cause of a crash in Maungatapu. Emergency services were called to the crash on the Maungatapu Road on-ramp to State... Read More

Plea for people to stop “rubbernecking”

Emergency services are pleading for the public to stop rubbernecking at crash sites. They say it puts other motorists and the emergency services at risk.... Read More

Serious injuries reported in Maungatapu crash

A person is in a serious condition after a crash in Maungatapu tonight. Police received a report of a two vehicle crash on the Maungatapu Road on-ramp to State... Read More

Appeal for info following fatal Papamoa crash

Bay of Plenty Police are seeking witnesses following a fatal crash last night on the Tauranga Eastern Link. Police were notified of the two-vehicle crash, involving... Read More

Car fire on Tauranga Eastern Link

UPDATE 1.40pm: A car fire on the Tauranga Eastern Link has been extinguished. Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern fire communications shift manager Kaisey... Read More

One dead following crash on TEL

UPADTE 8.30AM: Police have confirmed that one person has died following a serious crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link. Emergency services were alerted to... Read More

Large tree falls on SH29, causing traffic delays

State Highway 29 is partially blocked due to a fallen tree. A large tree has come down on State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai range, blocking three of the four... Read More

Safety improvements to start on BOP highway

Improvements to the safety of State Highway 5, Tarukenga to Ngongotahā, and to congestion at the existing SH5/State Highway 36 roundabout will get underway from... Read More

Man killed in Waikato crash named

Police can now name the person who died in a single-vehicle crash in the Waikato. He was Damian Nicholson, 24, of Kihikihi, says a police spokesperson. Emergency... Read More

Partial closure No 1 Road for pipeline work

­ Part of Te Puke's No 1 Road will be reduced to one lane from February 2 to March 8 to enable trenching for the Waiāri main trunk water pipeline. The one-lane... Read More

Vehicle rolls in Mount crash

Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle crash in Mount Maunganui. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the crash on the intersecting roads of Maranui... Read More