Western Bay of Plenty police are warning motorists to take extreme caution travelling on State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Ranges during winter.
Police figures show there have been 239 crashes on State Highway 29 in the past five years, the majority between April and September.

Sergeant Mike Owen of the Western Bay of Plenty highway patrol says 10 per cent of these crashes have resulted in people being seriously injured or killed.
He says police will increase their presence on State Highway 29 over the next six months.
'People who insist on breaking the road rules should be expected to be stopped by police and held accountable.”