Traffic & Crashes

Extra support for roading contractors

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will make advance payments available to roading contractors so that the industry will be ready to hit the ground running to deliver... Read More

State Highway 1 closed following serious crash

State Highway 1 through Tokoroa is closed following a serious crash this morning. Emergency services are responding to a report of a serious crash along State... Read More

Works on SH2 near Paengaroa start tomorrow

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises essential works to complete road reconstruction on a section of State Highway 2 near Paengaroa will get underway from tomorrow. The... Read More

Police name BOP crash victim

Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash on State Highway Two between Aongatete and Katikati. Aongatete woman Lisa-Marie Kuka was... Read More

One lane of SH33 blocked after a truck hits tree

One lane of State Highway 33 at the top of Three Mile Hill is blocked this morning after a truck collided with a tree and emergency services are at the scene. Police... Read More

Man charged for flouting lockdown rules

An Auckland man is facing a number of charges after being pulled over twice by police during the coronavirus lockdown. On Wednesday at 11.59pm, New Zealand went... Read More

One killed in Western Bay crash

One person is dead following a two car crash on State Highway 2. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, near Aongatete, at 8.30pm. A police... Read More

One lane of SH2 now open after serious crash

UPDATED 9:35pm One lane is now open on State Highway 2 near Aongatete following serious a crash. One lane is open and traffic control is in place, motorists are... Read More

Work to cease on non-essential highway activities

As of 11.59pm today, all work will cease on non-essential highway activities. The NZ Transport Agency says this is in response to the COVID-19 Alert Level being... Read More

Car flips on State Highway 29

Reports are coming in of a crash on State Highway 29. A SunLive reader has messaged us on Facebook to says a car has flipped on SH29, right by Old Kaimai Road. "It... Read More

Trucks need freedom of movement throughout NZ

As New Zealand enters a lockdown, all essential goods required to ride it out will come on the back of a truck, says Road Transport Forum chief executive Nick... Read More

Turret Road slip lane to close on Thursday

The Turret Road slip lane exit will be permanently closed from Thursday, March 26. The slip lane was originally planned to be closed in April when the Burrows... Read More