Traffic & Crashes

Truck breakdown causes significant delays on SH36

There are 'significant” delays on State Highway 36, near Oropi Gorge Rd, due to a truck breakdown. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said one lane of... Read More

Whakatāne crash victim named, witnesses sought

Police have named the person who died in an Eastern Bay of Plenty crash this week. She was Ngahina Takarangi, 44, of Whakatāne. Another person was seriously... Read More

Defendant in Rotorua drugged driving causing death

A Rotorua man accused of causing a crash that killed four people and injured two others is to defend the charges at a judge-alone trial in March. Dante Te... Read More

Detours: Bethlehem drivers face 15–22min delays

A section of Cambridge Rd in Tauranga will be closed for close to a month next year. The northbound lane on Cambridge Rd, from the SH29 intersection to 579... Read More

Power outage: Tauranga crash leaves road blocked

Powerlines are reported to be down after a crash in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. A reader has sent in a photo of the lines down on Welcome Bay Rd, between Ranginui... Read More

One dead, one injured in BoP river crash

One person has died after a car crashed into a river in the Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to White Pine Bush Rd near Tāneatua about 6.05pm... Read More

Why SH2 is covered in checkerboard markings

If you've driven along State Highway 2 between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa recently, you may have noticed some checkerboard-like markings on the road. These... Read More

Police seek witnesses to fatal crash

Police are seeking witnesses to the fatal crash that closed a large section of the Mamaku Ranges yesterday. One person died after the single-vehicle crash... Read More

Cyclist injured after being hit by ute mirror

An experienced Pāpāmoa cyclist is glad to be alive after being hit by a ute's wing mirror during the Taupō Enduro. Tod Penberthy said he had completed... Read More

Fatal crash on state highway, road closed

One person is dead after a crash on State Highway 5 in the Mamaku Ranges. Emergency services were called to the scene between Harwoods and Tapapa Rds about... Read More

Toll road to close for major flyover works

An overnight closure is being planned for State Highway 29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road (TDTR) this week. From 8pm Tuesday, December 2, until 3.30am Wednesday,... Read More

Car hits tree and sparks vegetation fire on SH5

A car has crashed into a tree causing a vegetation fire on State Highway 5 at Tapapa. Emergency services were called to the scene between Harwoods and Tapapa... Read More