Traffic & Crashes

Motorists urged to drive safely after eight deaths

Police and the NZ Transport Agency are appealing to drivers to take care on our roads after five fatal collisions this weekend. Eight people have died since Saturday... Read More

Takitimu Drive now reopened following incident

Update: 4.15pm Police have advised that State Highway 2 between Elizabeth St and Chapel St has now reopened following an earlier incident. Callers to SunLive... Read More

Police looking for driver who knocked motorcyclist

A rider has been left with a damaged motorcycle after being knocked onto the road near Welcome Bay this afternoon by a passing car that refused to stop. Police... Read More

Baby survives fatal crash as four die in Waikato

A baby has survived a horror crash which killed two adults near Cambridge on Saturday, according to a witness who was at the scene. Gavin Collinson, who lived... Read More

Serious crash near Cambridge

Police are responding to a serious crash on Cambridge Rd, near Cambridge in the Waikato this evening. Emergency services were alerted to a truck and car crash... Read More

SH2 Wairoa River Bridge to be closed Monday night

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds motorists that the Wairoa River Bridge on State Highway 2 will be closed overnight from 10.30pm on Monday, February 24,... Read More

Crash on SH29 near Oropi

A van has crashed late this afternoon near Oropi. A SunLive reader reported that the vehicle crashed about 5pm on SH29 between Oropi Rd and Pyes Pa Rd. The... Read More

Vehicle crash near Paengaroa on SH33

A vehicle has crashed this afternoon near Paengaroa. Police were notified of a single vehicle collision at 3.38pm on SH 33, Paengaroa. The crash occurred between... Read More

Car spins out into fence in Bellevue

A SunLive reader has reported that a car has crashed in Bellevue this afternoon. The single vehicle crash happened on Windsor Rd about 1.15pm. 'It looks like... Read More

Single vehicle crash on Wairoa Road

A vehicle has crashed around midday in Te Puna. Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash at 12.05pm on Wairoa Rd. 'The southbound lane appears partially... Read More

Power pole disruption in Mount Maunganui resolved

Update: 2.15pm Powerco report that an issue impacting a Mount Maunganui power pole located on Paterson St earlier today has been resolved. The issue had caused... Read More

Fatal crash near Tahuna

Update 12.35pm: Police have advised that a person has died following the serious crash on Morrinsville-Tahuna Road between Paeroa-Tahuna Rd and Quine Rd. Four... Read More