Traffic & Crashes

Toll road to close for major flyover works

An overnight closure is being planned for State Highway 29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road (TDTR) this week. From 8pm Tuesday, December 2, until 3.30am Wednesday,... Read More

Car hits tree and sparks vegetation fire on SH5

A car has crashed into a tree causing a vegetation fire on State Highway 5 at Tapapa. Emergency services were called to the scene between Harwoods and Tapapa... Read More

SH29 closures rescheduled due to poor weather

Rock-scaling work planned for State Highway 29 is being postponed because of predicted poor weather. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the works planned... Read More

SH33 reopens after truck crash near Okere Falls

State Highway 33 in the Bay of Plenty is now open. The road was closed earlier following a two-vehicle crash, involving a truck, near Okere Bridge about 8.40am,... Read More

Road upgrade moves ahead with $10.3m design phase

Structural and seismic investigations on the Hairini Bridge are underway to determine the expected remaining useful life of the bridge and the seismic capacity... Read More

Vehicle crash at Te Puna, SH2 closed

State Highway 2 is closed while emergency services attend a crash near Te Puna. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Loop Rd at around... Read More

Rotorua SH30A tomo slows traffic

A tomo has opened up on a much-publicised stretch of State Highway 30A in Rotorua. NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) said crews discovered the tomo near a centre... Read More

Floatplane lands in Rotorua after engine failure

Tourists on a Rotorua scenic flight got more adventure than they bargained for when the float plane's engine failed mid-air. The Volcanic Air pilot successfully... Read More

Pāpāmoa residents make stand against chipseal

By Libby Kirkby-McLeod of RNZ Chipseal is cheap seal - that was the message to council, as Pāpāmoa residents continued their campaign against chipseal road... Read More

Rotorua MP slams NZTA for SH30A road closure

Roadworks that brought Rotorua to a standstill on Monday have now been postponed until next year. It comes after a dressing-down for the NZ Transport... Read More

Fatal Kaimai crash: Under influence of cannabis

A driver was under the influence of cannabis when he 'lost control” and crossed the centreline into the path of a truck - killing him and his partner and... Read More

Arrest after vehicle causes life changing injuries

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody in the Bay of Plenty on nine separate driving related charges. The charges come in the wake of... Read More