Traffic & Crashes

Trial to reduce SH2 traffic delays

The NZ Transport Agency and Western Bay of Plenty District Council are carrying out a two-week trial to see if delays can be reduced for people using State Highway... Read More

Mount man killed by car in Levin

Police can now release the name of the person who died when they were struck by a car on State Highway 1 in Levin on May 3. He was 72-year-old Kerry Anderson of... Read More

Man killed in SH2 crash named

The name of the man killed in a head-on crash on State Highway 2 near Te Puna can now been named. Police have released a statement naming 79-year-old Larkie Apaapa... Read More

Diversion for Welcome Bay commuters

Welcome Bay commuters are being diverted onto part of the underpass approaches today, as the completion date for the project moves nearer. Vehicles exiting Welcome... Read More

Vehicle rolls near Whakamarama

One person is reported to have sustained minor injuries after a vehicle rolled into a ditch on State Highway 2. A SunLive reader emailed in to say the accident... Read More

Car crashes through fence in Pukehina

Police were called to a crash involving two cars on Pukehina Beach Road at around 8.30 last night. One of the cars involved went through a fence. The fire service... Read More

Matapihi Road now open after train fire

UPDATE 3.20pm: Matapihi Road is now clear following a train fire. Fire were forced to close the road after a small fire broke out on a locomotive causing it to... Read More

Fatal crash on SH2

UPDATED: Police are at the scene of a fatal crash in Western Bay of Plenty. The two-vehicle collision occurred on State Highway 2, between Te Puna Station Road... Read More

Gate Pa couple’s pleas to ‘slow down’

A Gate Pa couple is pleading with motorists to 'slow down” near a pedestrian crossing they feel is becoming increasingly dangerous. Carol and Neville McKay... Read More

Witnesses sought to fatal Mount crash

Police investigating a fatal crash in Mount Maunganui are appealing for witnesses. Police were called to the crash between SH2 Hewletts Road, and Waimarie Street... Read More

Car on its side following Bureta crash

A car is on its side following a crash near Bureta this afternoon. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says two car have crashed on Chapel Street, near the... Read More

Highway closed after serious crash

State Highway 29, near Te Poi, is closed following a serious crash. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash at the intersection of SH29 and SH27. The NZ... Read More