Traffic & Crashes
12:00pm Wed 10 Sep, 2025
An 'important milestone” has been reached for the Takitimu North Link, a new four-lane highway being built west of Tauranga. NZTA has submitted applications... Read More
10:00am Wed 10 Sep, 2025
With warmer weather on the way, road users will notice more construction crews hard at work across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions as the 2025/2026 construction... Read More
08:30am Wed 10 Sep, 2025
People travelling on State Highway 29 between Tauriko and the power station at Ruahihi can expect minor delays on Thursday, September 11 between 10am and 2pm... Read More
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06:30am Wed 10 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has welcomed news that the new four-lane expressway between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa has progressed to the next stage. On... Read More
09:00am Tue 09 Sep, 2025
A long-awaited step forward is confirmed for the new four-lane state highway west of Tauranga, between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa, as applications for statutory approvals... Read More
06:30am Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Police have seized three bikes and arrested a man as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal motorbike road users. Rotorua road policing co-ordinator... Read More
12:45pm Mon 08 Sep, 2025
Update, 1.30pm: One person has died in a crash near Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on Waihi-Whangamata... Read More
06:23pm Fri 05 Sep, 2025
Update, 10pm: Police are continuing to make enquiries following a search for a man in the Te Puke area. 'Police were called at around 4.10pm to an address... Read More
08:00pm Wed 03 Sep, 2025
One person has been taken into custody following a motor vehicle crash in Paengaroa on Wednesday evening. "Police were called to Allport Rd near Roydon Downs... Read More
12:58pm Wed 03 Sep, 2025
Two people have been injured following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of St John St/Eleventh... Read More
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05:00pm Tue 02 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council are starting work on Wednesday September 10 to fix a slip that's undercutting a road safety barrier on Reid Rd in Welcome... Read More
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01:30pm Tue 02 Sep, 2025
Two Kinleith men have had their cars impounded and are facing criminal charges after two recent incidents involving sustained loss of traction. The first... Read More
05-Dec 20:30
Wheely enjoy the Santa parade
05-Dec 20:00
Concerns over Rotorua Night Market trial
05-Dec 19:00
Bay of Plenty Christmas 2025 events guide
05-Dec 18:00
Tauranga dog mauling: Woman pleads to keep dogs
05-Dec 17:30
Truck breakdown causes significant delays on SH36
05-Dec 17:00
Sun safety tips: Protect your skin from UV
05-Dec 16:00
Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park is on
05-Dec 15:00
Lions’ firewood boosts foodbank appeal
05-Dec 14:00
A guide to who you can trust!
05-Dec 13:00
Blayde to ride shotgun with Santa
05-Dec 11:45
Kmart: Coloured play sand asbestos scare grows
05-Dec 10:00
Blayde’s fight: Rare syndrome, big dreams
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