Traffic & Crashes

BOP motorbike victim named as 10-year-old boy

A young boy has been named as the person killed in a motorbike crash in Murupara last month. Parahaki Rurehe, 10, of Ōtaki died in a motorbike crash... Read More

Lane closure for Tauranga toll road next week

Eastbound lanes of the Tauranga Eastern Link will be closed for a day next week. The lanes between Pāpāmoa and Paengaroa (towards Whakatāne / Rotorua)... Read More

Dash cam: Kaimai overtaking prompts investigation

A Matamata company is investigating after 'shocking” dashcam footage of one of its trucks overtaking on the wrong side of the road was posted online. It... Read More

'No excuse': Driver's illegal crash-scene shortcut

A man drove his car transporter and trailer through cordons and the site of a serious crash on State Highway 1 in Waikato, forcing one police officer to... Read More

SH1 at Piarere reopens after serious crash

A section of State Highway 1 at Piarere has reopened following a serious crash. Emergency services were alerted to the crash about 5.30am. In a statement... Read More

Serious crash: Five injured in Piarere crash

A serious two-vehicle crash has shut State Highway 1 at Piarere in South Waikato and left five people injured Emergency services were alerted to the crash,... Read More

Whakamārama fire near SH2 now contained

Update, 6.45pm: Traffic congestion on State Highway 2 near Te Puna Stream, Whakamārama, has eased following an earlier vegetation fire, according to NZTA Waka... Read More

Vehicle rolls in WBOP, one in police custody

One person has been taken into custody, and another is being treated for moderate injuries after a crash on State Highway 2. Police were called to a single-vehicle... Read More

Two trapped after vehicle crashes into building

UPDATE: Two people have been seriously injured after a vehicle crashed into a building in Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula. A police spokesman... Read More

Cambridge Rd closure to begin from today

A section of Cambridge Road, near State Highway 29, will be closed from today. Northbound access to Cambridge Road will be closed until for the next few weeks... Read More

Waikato traffic impacted by two crashes

Motorists travelking around the Waiakto are asked to be aware of two crashes which are impacting traffic. The first was a crash involving two cars at the... Read More

SH29 Cambridge Road upgrades to get underway

Construction is ramping up on the SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works, with sheet piling underway to prepare for a safer, signalised intersection at Cambridge Road. The... Read More