Traffic & Crashes
01:08pm Tue 27 Mar, 2018
UPDATED 3.05pm: Three people have been flown to Tauranga Hospital after their vehicle rolled near Opotiki today. Police were called about 11.15am to a crash on... Read More
05:23pm Mon 26 Mar, 2018
Police can now release the name of the woman killed in a crash near Kawerau in the Eastern Bay of Plenty on Saturday. She was Peggy Ngataierua Wikohika, 27, from... Read More
01:56pm Mon 26 Mar, 2018
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash which happened near Kawerau in the Eastern Bay of Plenty on Saturday. A police media spokesperson says the crash... Read More
10:14am Mon 26 Mar, 2018
Driver behaviour at intersections will be the focus of a police operation which begins in Tauranga next month. Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager acting... Read More
08:12am Mon 26 Mar, 2018
A car is reported to have crashed through a fence near Bayfair this morning. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the crash has happened on Maunganui... Read More
07:51am Mon 26 Mar, 2018
Thunderstorms which swept through areas in the Eastern Bay on Sunday night have left a trail of destruction on roads this morning. The storm is reported to have... Read More
02:45pm Sun 25 Mar, 2018
Video footage shared on Facebook has captured the moment a car drove the wrong way up a busy Tauranga road. Local man Paul Wannop filmed the incident, in which... Read More
10:58am Sat 24 Mar, 2018
Update 11.20am: Kawerau Road West and State Highway 34 in the Bay of Plenty is closed following a fatal crash. A police media spokesperson says the accident happened... Read More
10:33am Fri 23 Mar, 2018
A petition, supported by nearly 7000 people, protesting the priority given to upgrading State Highway 2 north of Tauranga is being lodged online today. The petition... Read More
08:32am Fri 23 Mar, 2018
One man is being taken to Tauranga Hospital following a crash near Aongatete. A police media spokesperson says the crash happened on State Highway 2 near Walker... Read More
07:53am Fri 23 Mar, 2018
A short detour will be in place for eastbound traffic overnight on Sunday March 25 and on Monday March 26. The detour will be in place while the road surface on... Read More
05:00pm Thu 22 Mar, 2018
SunLive's top news stories:Man allegedly absconds from courthttps://sunlive.co.nz/news/175808-man-allegedly-absconds-from-court.htmlA chilly few days in store... Read More
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25-Sep 16:00
Bay defends title at national surf champs
25-Sep 15:33
Second arrest over Tauranga hoarding damage
25-Sep 14:57
Boaties face new fees at Eastern Bay ramps
25-Sep 14:06
Tridents open season with free football fun day
25-Sep 11:45
Partially sighted teen's Paralympic climbing goal
25-Sep 11:16
SH2 now clear after three-vehicle crash
25-Sep 11:00
TECT becomes Manawa Trust in major rebrand
25-Sep 10:00
Growing a village: Ambitious plans for Awakeri
25-Sep 08:00
Cold front set to bring wet, wintry weather
25-Sep 07:02
SH2 to shut for rock removal
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