Traffic & Crashes

One seriously injured in Oropi Road crash

Update, 6pm: One person has been seriously injured, following a two-vehicle crash on Oropi Road. Police said the road which was blocked is now clear. The... Read More

Making our roads safer

A month-long operation aimed at getting high-risk drivers off the roads in Hawke's Bay has seen more than 155 vehicles impounded. Road Policing Constable... Read More

Two arrests following Coromandel incident

Two people have been arrested in connection with an incident in Coromandel yesterday, which ended in a fleeing driver event. Police received a report around... Read More

Hīkoi arrives at Parliament grounds

3.02pm Update: Police are expecting traffic, on foot and in vehicles, to get heavy in Wellington once again as Hīkoi mō te Tiriti departs Parliament and the... Read More

On camera: Car rolls in Coromandel crash

Dramatic footage shows a car colliding with a steel pedestrian barrier and rolling in the Coromandel, with the stunned driver then escaping through a window... Read More

Two crashes on SH29, lower Kaimai Range

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on State Highway 29 in the lower Kaimai Range. NZTA Waka Kotahi advise that due to a crash on SH29 near... Read More

BOP and Waikato state highway works for November

The State Highway 1 Tīrau to Waiouru accelerated maintenance project is the largest and most ambitious maintenance and renewal project to be undertaken in New... Read More

Car hits pole on SH2 near Pukehina

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Pukehina. "Police received a call about 2.20pm to a crash on SH2... Read More

Launching the White Ribbon Ride 

The Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence, Karen Chhour, was on hand to wish riders well at the start of the North Island leg of the White... Read More

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti continues on south

Police continue to report no significant issues as Hīkoi mō te Tiriti reached Palmerston North on Saturday, where participants stayed overnight. On Saturday... Read More

SH30 reopens following large slip

State Highway 30 near Lake Rotoma has now been cleared and the road reopened, following a large slip on Saturday. NZTA Waka Kotahi reported at 11.07am on... Read More

Police update: Hīkoi mō te Tirit

An estimated 10 thousand people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, said a police spokesperson. "Due to the size of the group,... Read More