Traffic & Crashes

The cost of uncluttering Tauranga roads

If motorists are part of the problem, they should be part of the solution. And part of that solution could be a regional fuel tax, according to Tauranga Labour... Read More

Waioeka Gorge SH2 planned to re-open this Saturday

The NZ Transport Agency is expecting to re-open SH2 through the Waioeka Gorge on Saturday 30 June. NZTA Regional Transport Systems Manager Rob Campbell says contractors... Read More

Waioeka Gorge to remain closed

The NZ Transport Agency is advising State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge will remain closed as contractors continue working to clear a significant slip located... Read More

Horror crash: Child to be flown to be with mother

The body of an eight-year-old girl killed in a horror crash which left six others dead, will be flown to Wellington to be with her mother. The girl has been named... Read More

Waihi sinkhole ’opened a can of worms’

Trig Rd South in Waihi is still closed after a sinkhole opened beneath the road on June 19. The Hauraki District Council said the tomo "opened a can of worms"... Read More

Car plunges 10m down bank near Te Puke

A woman is lucky to be alive after the car she was in crashed 10m down a bank in Te Puke this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash scene... Read More

Horror crash: Eight-year-old girl dies

An eight-year-old girl has become the seventh person to die after a head-on crash on SH3 in Taranaki yesterday. The crash happened near the Waverley racing club... Read More

Weather activated signs reinstalled on SH29

The Weather Activated Variable Speed Limit signs on the Kaimai Range SH29 are back up and running. The signs were temporarily shut down because of vandalism... Read More

Baby killed, child injured in horror crash

An eight-year-old girl has been flown to Waikato Hospial following a head-on crash which has claimed the lives of six people. Police have confirmed that a new... Read More

Driver in critical condition after truck crash

A person is fighting for their life following a truck crash this afternoon. Emergency services are in attendance at a serious crash on Rotowaru Road in Glen Afton,... Read More

Black ice warning as winter chill bites

Motorists travelling around the Bay of Plenty are being urged to drive cautiously following reports of black ice on some of the region's roads. A caller to... Read More

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car. Emergency services were called to the crash on Tasman Road, Hamilton just after 6pm. "The pedestrian was given... Read More