Traffic & Crashes

Car crashes through Greerton dental lab window

A car has smashed through the front window of a family business in Tauranga. Greerton Dental Laboratory owner Peter Scott said he was with a patient when... Read More

One taken to hospital after traffic incident, SH2

One person was taken to hospital following a motor vehicle incident on State Highway 2 at Aongatete, near Katikati. Police were notified of a single vehicle... Read More

Serious injuries in BoP crash

Three people have been injured in a crash in Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Thornton Beach Rd... Read More

Witnesses sought after fatal crash, SH1 Wairakei

Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a fatal crash on Saturday morning on State Highway 1, Wairakei, Taupō. 'About 7.30am, two vehicles... Read More

Drink-driving mother crashes at 100km/h

After strapping her daughter into a booster seat and putting a half-drunk bottle of wine in the centre console, Holly Pattison set off in her car to Napier. But... Read More

One dead in SH1 crash near Taupō, highway closed

One person has died in a two-vehicle crash near Wairakei, Taupō, prompting the closure of State Highway 1 this morning. Emergency services responded to the... Read More

One lane reopens after slip blocks SH2 at Waiotahe

State Highway 2 at Waiotahe is now partially open under stop/go, following a large slip that fully blocked the road Friday evening. Police and contractors... Read More

Three injured in Kawerau crash

One person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition after a single-vehicle crash in Kawerau. Two others have been taken to Whakatāne... Read More

Waihī Beach: Fire crews rescue driver from car

One person was rescued after a car collided with a building on Wilson Rd, Waihī Beach at 1.30pm this afternoon. 'The person was safely extricated from the... Read More

Person airlifted to hospital with serious injuries

A person has been seriously injured in what police are describing as a 'vehicle-involved incident” in Te Puke. A large emergency response has been spotted... Read More

Rotorua funeral procession sparks arrests

Police have made arrests and seized vehicles after dangerous driving from the Westbrook area travelling towards Ngongotahā on Wednesday. 'Rotorua Police... Read More

Serious injuries in BoP crash, road closed

A crash has seriously injured at least two people near Whakatāne. Police said Reid Rd was closed between Cross Rd and Awahou Rd after a two-vehicle crash... Read More