Traffic & Crashes

Serious injuries in Te Puke crash

UPDATED: 8.39AM: One person is reported to have sustained serious injuries in a crash in Te Puke. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash... Read More

Safety barriers being installed on SH2

Motorists are being warned to expect slight delays on State Highway 2, as the installation of safety barriers begins today. The NZ Transport Agency says... Read More

Bus and car crash on Hewletts Road

One lane of Hewletts Road is blocked after a bus and car crashed this morning. Photos sent to SunLive show a bus and a white SUV have collided in the bus lane,... Read More

Car catches alight in Te Puna

Fire services attended the scene of a burning car in Te Puna in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fire also took hold along a shelter belt bordering a nearby... Read More

Motiti Island rescue after motorcycle hits cow

A Motiti Island motorcylist had to be airlifted to Tauranga Hospital after colliding with a cow late on Thursday night. 'Ambulance notified us of a collision... Read More

Injuries after car hits bank at Hamurana

A car has hit a bank in Hamurana on Sunday afternoon, resulting in one person sustaining moderate injuries. It is understood that the vehicle had five occupants. A... Read More

Three car crash on Cameron Road

A three-vehicle collision has occurred in Tauranga South on Sunday morning. Police were called about 7.15am to Cameron Road following reports of a three-vehicle... Read More

House fire in Katikati

Emergency services are attending a house fire in Katikati on Sunday morning. A Police spokesperson says they were called to assist FENZ at a house fire on Main... Read More

Police name man who died in South Waikato crash

Police have named the man who died in a crash at the intersection of Tirohanga and Tram Roads, Kinleith Forest, on Wednesday September 11. He was 31-year-old... Read More

Two Arataki bus options still on the table

Tauranga City Council will continue to consider two options for a permanent bus facility in the Arataki area: one being on Bayfair owned land and the other on... Read More

One dead following crash near Kinleith Forest

One person has died following a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Tirohanga and Tram Roads, Kinleith Forest. Emergency services were called to the... Read More

Contractors working hard to clear Coromandel slips

Most roads in the Coromandel area are now open following yesterday's weather bomb. Blackjack Road, in the Kuaotunu Village open, is restricted to one lane... Read More