Traffic & Crashes

Work continues on SH2 slip

NZTA Waka Kotahi contractors are making excellent progress on the slip which fell on State Highway 2 at Waiotahe beach overnight on Sunday. Crews have been... Read More

Crash on Tauranga Eastern Link

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link - State Highway 2. "Due to a crash on SH2 /Tauranga Eastern Link after the... Read More

Hit by two cars breaks "every bone" in body

A Whakatāne teenager 'broke every bone in his body” - and survived - after being hit by two cars while walking home in the middle of the night, his sister... Read More

SH29 at Redwood Lane under stop/go for 2 days

As part of the State Highway 29 Tauriko Enabling Works project, work is underway on underground power lines around the SH29 and Redwood Lane area. This is... Read More

Man dies after fleeing driver incident, Rotorua

A man is dead following an incident that began south of Rotorua last night, says Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson. "About 9pm... Read More

Recovery works ramp up at SH2 Otoko Hill

A cyclone-damaged stretch of State Highway 2 at Otoko Hill is being transformed, with work to stabilise the hillside and make the area more flood resilient ramping... Read More

SH2 remains closed between Kutarere and Ōpōtiki

State Highway 2 remains closed until further notice due to a large slip at Waiotahe Beach. Heavy rain overnight Sunday caused the slip between Kutarere and... Read More

Crash on SH2 driver abandoned vehicle

Police are making enquiries to locate a driver involved in a crash on State Highway 2. Police received a report of a single vehicle crash on SH2 East, Waimana,... Read More

Police to target drunk and drugged drivers

Drunk drivers and drugged drivers will be heavily targeted to improve safety on New Zealand roads by the new $1.3 billon Road Policing Investment Programme RPIP... Read More

Arrest made following ramming of Police car

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged with intentional damage causing danger to life, receiving stolen property, and dangerous driving following... Read More

SH2 closure between Kutarere and Ōpotiki

State Highway 2 remains closed between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge Road until further notice due to a large slip at Waiotahe beach. The pōhutukawa... Read More

SH2 closed: Large slip blocking highway

State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty is closed and is likely to be so for a few days, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. A large slip has fallen overnight,... Read More