Traffic & Crashes

Light truck rolls on SH36, one seriously injured

A light truck has rolled on SH36 near Hamurana, blocking both lanes and causing delays between Te Matai and Dudley roads. Emergency services are at the scene... Read More

Truck driver dies in BoP crash

One person has died after a truck crash in Ōpōtiki this morning. Police said emergency services received reports of a single-vehicle crash on Otara... Read More

Pedestrian injured in Pāpāmoa crash

A pedestrian has been taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Pāpāmoa this morning. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Palm... Read More

NZ explores tolls for new infrastructure

The Government's roading policy supports using tolls as an additional source of revenue to help build and maintain roads, with the national transport agency... Read More

'Disrespectful': Memorial destroyed in fire

Flowers laid in tribute at the spot where a deaf and blind man was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Rotorua have been destroyed in a fire. Other items... Read More

SH2 Fatal: Survivor driving and walking again

One year and nine surgeries on from surviving a fatal crash, speedway legend and truck driver Graeme 'Skinny” Colson is back on his feet and behind the... Read More

Private firms eyed for BOP toll roads

Private companies could soon operate Bay of Plenty toll roads under a Government plan to accelerate infrastructure delivery. The Government will begin market... Read More

Sister's tribute after Tauranga crash

The last message Mersey Burrows sent to her sister Lily Arabin before she died in a car crash last week was to say how proud she was of her. 'You're doing... Read More

Tauriko roading changes spark traffic concerns

A Tauranga business owner says Tauriko West Enabling works are 'spreading chaos” and is concerned about future traffic congestion. However, Tauranga... Read More

TNL more than just a transport project

After months of intensive work involving 35 dump trucks, 10 bulldozers and 20 excavators shifting millions of litres of soil, the Takitimu North Link project... Read More

Tauriko roading changes spark traffic concerns

A Tauranga business owner says Tauriko West Enabling works are 'spreading chaos” and is concerned about future traffic congestion. However, Tauranga... Read More

Night roadworks planned on SH2 north of Tauranga

Slips, flooding and routine maintenance will now be the focus of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi roading contractors. In a statement, NZ Transport Agency... Read More