Traffic & Crashes

Vehicle crashed into bridge near Pukehina

Police report that a vehicle crashed into a bridge on State Highway 2 near Pukehina on Friday night. A Police spokesperson says that the car crashed into the... Read More

Organisations band together to reduce speeding

The New Zealand Police, the Australasian College of Surgeons and Brake are urging people to think about the consequences of driving too fast for the conditions. Acting... Read More

SH2 reopened following Bethlehem crash

Saturday August 3, 7am update: State Highway 2 near Bethlehem has now been reopened following a crash early this morning. Police say they received reports of... Read More

Two vehicle crashes in Papamoa tonight

There were two vehicle crashes in the space of about 20 minutes in Papamoa tonight. Police were notified around 8:55pm on Friday evening that a car had hit... Read More

Hooligans launch missile attacks on taxis

Softball sized rocks and golf balls have become missiles and hurled by hooligans from the bank along Cliff Road at vehicles travelling on Dive Crescent late... Read More

Man killed in Opotiki crash named

Police have released the name of a man who died in a crash in the Bay of Plenty last month. John William Kronast died in a crash on State Highway 2, south west... Read More

Fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty

One person has died following a crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Thornton Road, near Matata,... Read More

BOP highway closed after serious crash

Reports are coming in of a "major crash" on a Bay of Plenty highway. A SunLive reader has messaged us to say "there is a major crash at 1064B Thornton Rd, near... Read More

More than 700 without power in Greerton

Power is out in the Greerton area this morning following a truck crashing with a power pole. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says truck has crashed... Read More

Car crashes into fence in WBOP

No injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a fence in the Western Bay of Plenty this morning. Police were called to the crash on Pongakawa Station... Read More

Oropi Road closed overnight due to sink hole

UPDATE 6.16PM: Oropi Road will remain closed overnight due to a large sink hole that has formed at the edge of the southbound lane. A police spokesperson says... Read More

Men killed in Kaingaroa Forest crash named

Police have released the names of the four men killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty earlier this week. Twenty-two-year-old Storm Lacy, 35-year-old Steven... Read More