Traffic & Crashes

Multiple crashes in BOP

UPDATE: Multiple people have been injured after two crashes along a Bay of Plenty highway. The first crash was reported to emergency services just after 7.30am... Read More

SH2 open following serious crash

State Highway 2 is reported to be open following a serious crash near Pukehina. Emergency services were called to the crash, east of Rogers Road, at 1.55pm... Read More

SH2 remains closed following crash

Update, 7.30pm: State Highway 2 near Pukehina remains closed following a serious crash. Police advise that a scene examination is still ongoing. "It may... Read More

New Roads of National Significance may be tolled

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the seven new roads of significance, which are being fast-tracked, may be tolled to help pay for them. On Friday,... Read More

Campervan fire in Gate Pā

Fire and emergency are currently responding to a campervan fire in Gate Pā. A fire and emergence spokesperson says they responded with two fire trucks to... Read More

Median barriers: Residents protest on SH2

Protestors are lining the roadsides between Matahui Rd and Morton Rd to protest NZTA's decision to resume works on SH2 median barriers. Yesterday NZTA released... Read More

NZTA resumes work on SH2 median barriers

Work on installing median barriers to prevent right-hand turns on State Highway 2, between Waihī and Ōmokoroa, is going ahead as planned. In response to... Read More

State Highway 38 near Wairoa reopens

State Highway 38 between Lake Waikaremoana and Frasertown has today reopened to two lanes, under a 50 km/h temporary speed limit. The state highway near Wairoa... Read More

SH2 reopens near Cambridge Road overpass

Update. 6.15pm: State Highway 2 between 11th Ave and Beaumaris Boulevard has reopened following an earlier incident on an overbridge on Cambridge Road. "It... Read More

SH29 Kaimai Range closures for July

A scheduled closure on State Highway 29 Kaimai Range will take place over four nights from Sunday, July 14, to Wednesday, July 17, from 8pm to 3.30am each night.... Read More

Scrub fire on Takitimu Drive

Emergency services are responding to a scrub fire on Takitimu Drive, Tauranga. Police received a report of the fire at 4.22pm. "Police are in attendance... Read More

Operation Vendico targets "antisocial road users"

Police are cracking down on "antisocial road users" in the Bay of Plenty, along with three other regions around New Zealand. As part of a massive Matariki... Read More