Traffic & Crashes
07:30am Sun 15 Dec, 2024
What started as a car fire on State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai on Saturday afternoon quickly spread into the surrounding bush, said a Fire and Emergency... Read More
07:00am Sun 15 Dec, 2024
One person has died following a crash on State Highway 5, Ngongotaha Valley early on Saturday morning. Emergency services were alerted to the crash between... Read More
08:00am Sat 14 Dec, 2024
As people wind down for the year, cities empty out and the beaches fill up, so NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is encouraging people to plan ahead for... Read More
10:50am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in the Coromandel. Emergency services were called to Main Rd, Tairua, about 5.20pm on Thursday, police said... Read More
09:53am Fri 13 Dec, 2024
A person was critically injured following a crash in Tauranga overnight. Emergency services were called to a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle... Read More
06:14pm Thu 12 Dec, 2024
A section of State Highway 25 is closed after a serious crash. "Due to a serious crash, State Highway 25 is closed near Marquet Place in Tairua," said NZTA... Read More
05:28pm Thu 12 Dec, 2024
Busby Road in Tahawai is partially blocked after a crash. A police spokesperson said a two-vehicle crash on Busby Rd was reported around 4:40 pm. The spokesperson... Read More
11:45am Thu 12 Dec, 2024
Speed limits outside Tauranga schools will drop to 30km/h during drop-off and pick-up times from next year. The Government brought in a new speed limit rule... Read More
08:15am Thu 12 Dec, 2024
Construction on the new 60m roundabout in Piarere is approaching another milestone, with the first completed approach roads set to open. The roundabout opened... Read More
06:30am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Construction on the State Highway 29 Tauriko Village and Cambridge Road section of the Tauriko Enabling Works is ramping up with sheet piling underway ahead... Read More
08:51am Tue 10 Dec, 2024
Four people have died following a crash on State Highway 5 south of Rotorua. The crash, involving two cars and seven people, was reported about 7.50pm on... Read More
06:54am Tue 10 Dec, 2024
Reports are coming if of a crash on State Highway 29, near Tauriko. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a truck and two cars have crash in SH29,... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
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