Traffic & Crashes

Safety urged on the roads as traffic increases

With a significant increase in travel following this week's move to COVID-19 Alert Level 3, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and NZ Police are urging Kiwi drivers... Read More

SH2 reopens after truck crashed into river

UPDATED: Both lanes of State Highway 2 have reopened in the Karangahake Gorge after a truck crashed into the river this morning. One lane had been closed in the... Read More

Turret Road slip lane closed

The Turret Road slip lane is permanently closed from today. The closure was originally scheduled for March 26 as part of the 15th Avenue improvements project. Tauranga... Read More

Overnight works planned for SH2

Surface treatment works are being planned for a small section of State Highway 2 near the Wairoa River Bridge tomorrow night. Contractors will be working on the... Read More

Work resumes on 15th Ave project in Tauranga

Work has resumed on the 15th Ave project in Tauranga today. Tauranga City Council says this week they have been finalising plans to make sure they can continue... Read More

Thousands infrastructure workers back to work

More than a thousand road and rail workers are back to work this week to help 'kick start” the post-lockdown economy. KiwiRail will have workers start... Read More

Resealing works on SH29a tomorrow and Wednesday

Resurfacing is planned to take place on a section of State Highway 29A between the Maungatapu and Hairini roundabouts this week, advises NZ Transport Agency.... Read More

One critically injured in motorcycle crash

One person is in critical condition following a motorbike crash. Emergency services are responding to a crash involving a motorcycle on Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato... Read More

Live: Police out in force this weekend

Police will be out in force this long weekend to ensure people aren't flouting the alert level 4 restrictions. Much like Easter weekend, there will be an... Read More

Spikes deployed in BOP police pursuit

Police are on the hunt for a driver who led them on a pursuit in the Bay of Plenty this morning. Police flagged a vehicle to stop during a routine patrol around... Read More

State highway work set to resume at level 3

Work is set to get back underway on state highway projects around the country after New Zealand moves to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 on Tuesday, April 28. Waka Kotahi... Read More

Police arrest motorcyclist after public complaints

Police arrested a motorcyclist and impounded seven motorbikes in Mount Maunganui, following reports from the public in regard to the manner in which the bikes... Read More