Traffic & Crashes

Feedback for Mount trial closes on Monday

Tauranga City Council is encouraging the public to share their ideas for a trial to test temporary changes to street layouts in The Mount. The main aim of the... Read More

Person moderately injured in Cameron Road crash

Update: One person has sustained moderate injuries following a crash between a cyclist and car on Cameron Road this morning. Police responded to a report of a... Read More

A short cut to the shops

A community constable has come to the rescue of an 87-year-old man found driving his ride-on lawnmower to the supermarket. Constable Sophia Holloway came... Read More

Road closures between Te Maunga & Baypark tonight

Road closures on State Highway 29A between the Te Maunga and Baypark will start tonight. These closures are required for preparatory works for the construction... Read More

Name change for Tauranga Northern Link

One of the Bay of Plenty's most significant infrastructure projects has been renamed. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the hapū Treaty partners have formally... Read More

Pedestrian and train collide in Matapihi

One person has sustained moderate injuries following a collision with a train. Emergency services were called to the incident in Matapihi about 5.30am. A police... Read More

BOP Police on the hunt for fleeing vehicle

Bay of Plenty Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle who led officers on a pursuit this afternoon. Police attempted to stop a car that was being... Read More

Tauranga’s “bridge to nowhere”

Whanganui National Park has its Bridge to Nowhere but one cyclist reckons Tauranga now has one to call its own. The Wairoa River Bridge Cycleway is complete... Read More

Council to fine motorists who use Hairini bus lane

A short bus lane along 15th Ave will be removed to help improve morning traffic flow through the 15th Ave/Burrows Street intersection. The 250m bus lane was installed... Read More

Information appeal after man found dead on highway

Police are asking for people with information to come forward after a man died following a serious crash on Orchard West Road (SH2) in Ngatea this morning. The... Read More

Man dies following serious SH2 incident

UPDATED 7.53AM: A man has died following a serious incident on State Highway 2, where he was found injured earlier this morning. Police were called about 6.20am,... Read More

Poor observation leading factor in SH2 crashes

The winding stretch of State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati has claimed 28 lives and left 335 injured in the past 11 years. Statistics released by New... Read More