Traffic & Crashes

Two crashes reported on SH29

Reports are coming in of a two crashes near State Highway 29. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says there is a nose-to-tail crash on State Highway 29,... Read More

Tauranga road closures and works

Spring Street in the central business district will be blocked off this Queen's Birthday weekend as work begins to upgrade the wastewater system. Fencing closing... Read More

Man dies after being crushed in Thames

A man is dead after being crushed between a ute and garage in Thames. The Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to the man's home on Waikiekie Road at 9.48am. Police... Read More

Long weekend traffic congestion predictions

People planning on heading away this weekend are being warned to expect heavy traffic on State Highway 29, over the Kaimai Range, and State Highway 2, north of... Read More

Morning crash at busy intersection

UPDATED 8.23am: Commuters are warned of delays at Baypark as police deal with a head-on crash. Two vehicles have crashed at the intersection of Maunganui Road... Read More

Meth found in triple fatal wreck

Methamphetamine was found in the wreck of a ute driven by a young Auckland man who crashed killing himself and a married couple near Thames last month. Police... Read More

Elderly woman killed in Bay crash

Police have released the name of a woman killed in a Bay of Plenty crash. Ngaire Helen Woods, 80, died following a two-car crash at the intersection of State... Read More

On the front line of a serious crash

Crashes of one sort or another seem to make the news on a weekly, if not daily, basis - but it's not often we find ourselves caught up in the aftermath of one. That's... Read More

Boat sinks and car crash near Tauranga

UPDATED 4PM: SunLive understands that three people have been rescued from the boat that capsized near Karewa Island. A caller to the newsroom says the vessel... Read More

Council urged to think big on transport

The Tauranga Transport Alignment Project's recommendation for the council to think big on transport funding is unlikely to affect the current LTP transport issues... Read More

Truck breakdown causes delays

Delays are affecting drivers on Hewletts Road following a break-down of a truck. The truck has broken down near the Jean Batten Drive intersection. A photo sent... Read More

Car flips onto roof on Waihi Road

UPDATED: 3.05pm. The Waihi Road crash today involved a car coming down the hill that had its suspension collapse as it was going round the bend - causing it to... Read More