Traffic & Crashes

One dead following SH29 crash

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 29, in the Lower Kaimai area. Police have confirmed that one person has died and two others have received... Read More

SH29 closed following serious crash

UPDATED 2.44PM: State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash in the Lower Kaimai area. "Emergency services are attending a serious crash on SH29, Lower... Read More

Council admits cycle lane width unsafe

Cyclists are concerned about the width of the cycle lane on a key commuter's route between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. Bike Tauranga affiliate Shane... Read More

Full road closure for Karangahake Gorge

Motorists travelling through the Karangahake Gorge along State Highway 2 will be affected by a full road closure for maintenance this week. The New Zealand Transport... Read More

Frosty weather ahead

The MetService report that a ridge of high pressure is forecast to build over New Zealand during Tuesday and persist through Wednesday. This will bring generally... Read More

No tsunami threat to NZ after quake in Kermadecs

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

Truck breakdown on Tauranga harbour bridge

A truck breakdown on Tauranga harbour bridge is slowing traffic on Sunday morning. It is understood that the truck broke down around 11am, and is currently stationary... Read More

Car hit tree in Welcome Bay

A car has hit a tree in Welcome Bay on Sunday morning. A police spokesperson say Police received a report of a car hitting a tree on Welcome Bay Road about 7.40am. 'Two... Read More

One dead following light plane crash

One person has died following a light plane crash near the north end of Coromandel Forest Park. Police had been working with RCCNZ and LandSAR to locate the plane... Read More

Chapel St traffic lights are out

Both sets of traffic lights at Chapel St, Tauranga are not functioning this afternoon. The traffic lights went out around noon on Saturday. Two police are directing... Read More

Angry driver knocks down cyclist

Local cyclist Gerard Eagar was knocked off his bike on Queen's Birthday Weekend and he is urging the driver who hit him to use their 'rage” energy to bring... Read More

Kathy grumps when heavens dump

Kathy Fathers is 'all wound up” and calling in a ten-year-old promise she says was made to her by the Tauranga City Council. 'It's not too early,”... Read More