Traffic & Crashes

Petrol tanker rolls in Ohauiti

No one has been injured after a petrol tanker rolled in Ohauiti this morning. Emergency services were called to a private property address shortly after 8.30am.... Read More

Make sure you stick to the speed limit - NZTA

The New Zealand Transport Agency are wanting motorists in the Bay of Plenty to make sure they are getting home safe. They are reminding motorists to always take... Read More

SH2 near Te Puna to close tonight

State Highway 2 just north of Clarke Road,Te Puna will be closed from around 6.30pm to 7.30pm tonight. NZTA says the closure will take place during the urgent... Read More

Man killed in SH29 crash named

The person killed in a crash on State Highway 29 on Sunday, can now be named. Emergency services were called to the scene of the single vehicle accident at around... Read More

Serious Crash still investigating fatal crashes

The serious crash unit is still investigating multiple fatal crashes in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato that have happened in the past couple of days. The Bay of... Read More

Whakatane Police disappointed at number of crashes

Whakatane Police say they are very disappointed at the number of crashes they attended over the weekend. Police attended 10 crashes between Friday afternoon... Read More

One dead following Coromandel truck crash

UPDATED 1.12PM: One person has died after a crash on the Kopu-Hikuai Road around midday today. A truck went off the road and down a bank about 3km from Kopu. The... Read More

NZ Police warn drivers to pay attention in the wet

New Zealand Police are wanting road users to pay attention and make safe decisions, especially when poor weather hits. Jannine Bishop, who has driven over the... Read More

SH2 open to one lane after rock fall

The Bay of Plenty has been receiving a hammering, after wild 24 hours of weather causing trees and other items to fall on the road. Earlier yesterday evening,... Read More

One dead following SH29 crash

One person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai. Emergency services were called to the scene of the single vehicle accident at... Read More

SH29 closed following crash

UPDATE 7.17am: State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash. Emergency services are attending the crash on SH29, Lower Kaimai. Police were called to... Read More

SH2 blocked by fallen tree

Delays have been reported on State Highway 2 near Te Puna where a fallen tree is blocking a lane. A reader who emailed SunLive says a tree has fallen onto the road... Read More