Traffic & Crashes

Highway delays as crews tackle SH2 slip sites

Motorists planning to use State Highway 2 Waioweka Gorge have been told to expect delays while crews work at slip sites. NZTA said short periods of full closure... Read More

Final safety works prompt Kaimai road closures

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New $10m bridge to replace century-old crossing

A new two-lane bridge on the Coromandel's well-used State Highway 25 will be delivered next year, costing NZTA $10 million. The Ramarama Stream Bridge, just... Read More

Ammo found in vehicle dumped after fleeing police

Ammunition was found in a vehicle involved in a Bay of Plenty police pursuit last night, police say. Police are still searching for a driver who fled police... Read More

Car and caravan catch fire near McLaren Falls Rd

Smoke and flames lit up McLaren Falls Rd this morning as firefighters responded to a vehicle and caravan fire near the State Highway 29 intersection. Fire... Read More

Police seek fleeing driver after Te Puke chase

Police are making inquiries to locate a vehicle and its driver after it failed to stop in Te Puke on Monday evening. Police said the vehicle fled from police... Read More

Old Coach Rd crash sparks safety concerns

A motorcyclist says he was lucky to escape serious injury when his bike suddenly lost traction on loose gravel covering a lane of Old Coach Rd on August 16. Jeremy... Read More

Appeal for footage following fatal Te Puke crash

Police are appealing for dashcam and CCTV footage as they investigate the death of a man struck by multiple vehicles on Te Puke Highway. The man was walking... Read More

SH1 closed at Piarere after truck rollover

A part of State Highway 1 is closed at Piarere after a crash. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the road was closed in both directions at the intersection... Read More

Waioweka Gorge slip: SH2 faces 10-minute closures

Motorists travelling through the Waioweka Gorge are being warned to expect short delays over the next two days as crews work to stabilise a slip site on State... Read More

Coroner's warning after fatal red-light crash

A suspended and intoxicated driver's behaviour became 'increasingly dangerous” before he crashed his mechanically unsafe car into a truck, killing... Read More

Person dies after being run over in Te Puke

A person has died after being run over by a vehicle in Te Puke last night. The crash happened just after 9pm on Te Puke Highway, close to Manoeka Rd, on the... Read More