Traffic & Crashes

Two-vehicle crash on lower Kaimai range, SH29

State Highway 29 in the Lower Kaimai range is now clear following an earlier crash. Police were alerted to the two-vehicle crash near Ōmanawa River Bridge... Read More

Kawerau man named in fatal BoP crash

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in the Bay of Plenty at the beginning of the year. Paul Jukka Makela, 56, of Kawerau,... Read More

Tree felling on SH29 causes delays on Kaimai Range

Traffic will be detoured on State Highway 29 along the Kaimai Range today due to emergency tree-felling works. A NZTA Waka Kotahi spokesperson said work was... Read More

Takitimu North Link on "solid ground"

Construction on the Takitimu North Link Stage 1 project is progressing after what NZTA is calling a golden construction season. 'With piling on the project... Read More

Crash expected to disrupt SH2 traffic

Emergency services are at a two-vehicle crash near Ōpōtiki in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Police said they were called about 5.40am to the crash at the intersection... Read More

Three vehicles crash on Hewletts Road

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash at Mount Maunganui. "Police received a report of a three-vehicle-crash on Hewletts Road at around 4.30pm,"... Read More

Truck and car crash injures three, causes delays

Cars were diverting through a fuel station forecourt after a crash between a truck and a car, a motorist says. Three people were moderately injured in the... Read More

Rock slide damages car in Karangahake Gorge

Motorists are being warned to prepare for anything on the roads after a car was damaged by a rockfall in the Karangahake Gorge. A video posted by Paeroa Towing... Read More

Police seeking Mangakino driving witness

Police need to urgently speak with a caller who made a driving complaint before a fatal crash near Mangakino last week. "The female caller was following a... Read More

Motorists back 100km/h speed limit on SH30

State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More

Overturned truck on SH2, highway now clear

UPDATE: State Highway 2 at Pikowai is now clear following a truck crash. Emergency services were called about 6.30am to SH2 at West, Pikowai after a truck... Read More

One seriously injured in Tauranga crash

One person has been seriously injured following a crash in Tauranga. In a statement to SunLive, a police spokesperson said that there has been a single vehicle... Read More