Traffic & Crashes

Witness describes rescue efforts at fatal crash

A witness has described rescuers' attempts to help the survivors of a fatal crash near Matamata on Saturday evening. One person died in the two-car crash,... Read More

Mum misses fatal tanker crash by moments

Pulling over for a moment may have saved a Rotorua mum's life after she just missed a fatal fuel tanker crash this morning. One person died after the tanker... Read More

One dead as petrol tanker rolls on SH5

One person has died after a petrol tanker rolled south of Rotorua this morning. State Highway 5 remains closed with diversions in place, police said. Emergency... Read More

Police name toddler killed in BoP crash

Police have released the name of a child killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty earlier this year. Two-year-old Sakura Hall, from Mamaku, died in the two-vehicle... Read More

Tauranga ramps and flyover face overnight closures

A series of overnight closures will affect key on- and off-ramps, and a flyover, across Tauranga's state highway network. Starting on Wednesday August 13,... Read More

Police name man who died after Tauranga crash

Aucklander Robert William Norman MacGibbon has today been named by police as the victim of a fatal crash in Tauranga in May. A police statement said the two-vehicle... Read More

Truck rolls on SH35 in BoP, causing delays

A truck has rolled on State Highway 35 in the Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash at between Beach Rd and Wairakaia... Read More

Students drive rail safety message in new video

Bay of Plenty students have come together to raise awareness about how to stay safe on the region's 86 railway level crossings, by always expecting the unexpected... Read More

A section of SH2 to close for four nights

Twelve concrete beams are to be lifted into place to form the connection across the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road this month. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi... Read More

Stolen car halted by police spikes near Te Puke

Two people are in police custody after road spikes were deployed to stop an alleged stolen vehicle. Police received reports of a stolen vehicle driving dangerously... Read More

One moderately injured following crash

Emergency services were called to a crash on Te Puke Quarry Road, Pāpāmoa, around 3.30pm involving one vehicle, police said. Hato Hone St John also attended... Read More

Bay of Plenty and Waikato highway works for August

The busy intersection of State Highway 5 and State Highway 28 Harwoods Road, east of Tīrau, will be made safer with the construction of a three-leg roundabout,... Read More