Traffic & Crashes

One died, four injured in crash near Whakatāne

Update, 11.13am: One person has died and four others have been injured in a crash on Thornton Road between Matatā and Whakatāne this morning. Emergency... Read More

Car crashes into pole, sparks local power outage

Power was cut to parts of Otūmoetai after a car hit a power pole on Vale St. Emergency services were called to the crash at 6.30pm Thursday. A police... Read More

Six injured in BoP crash

Six people have been injured, including one critically, after a crash in Bay of Plenty. Police were called to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2,... Read More

Tauranga to resurface 30km of roads in $9m works

Tauranga City Council is rolling-out its annual road resurfacing programme. The programme runs from late-September through to the end of March (later for... Read More

Te Puke road blocked after crash, one injured

A Te Puke road is currently blocked after a single-vehicle crash at an intersection with Te Puke Highway. A police spokesperson said one person appears to... Read More

SH5 Napier-Taupō Rd still closed after crash

Update 5.30pm: State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Road remains closed in both directions following a truck crash after 2pm near Te Pōhue. The highway is closed... Read More

Two injured in crash near Ōpōtiki

Emergency services at the scene of a vehicle crash at Waiotahe near Ōpōtiki. Police said the single vehicle crash on SH2 at the intersection with Appleton... Read More

Six injured in Bay of Plenty crash

Update, 5pm: State Highway 1 at the Tauranga-Taupō bridge between Heuheu Parade and Hingapo Road, has reopened following a two-vehicle crash this morning. "Police... Read More

One hospitalised after two-vehicle crash on SH2

One person in a moderate condition has been transported to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Whakamārama in western Bay of Plenty. 'Emergency... Read More

Matatā fatal road incident: SH2 reopens

State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty has reopened after a fatal road incident on Saturday. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the road reopened between... Read More

Cambridge to Piarere expressway gets green light

The Cambridge to Piarere extension of the Waikato Expressway has been given the green light. The Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) independent panel... Read More

SH29 upgrades: Lane closure to affect drivers

People who live near or travel along Cambridge Rd are being warned to expect disruptions this weekend. The northbound lane heading to Bethlehem will be closed... Read More