Traffic & Crashes

SH5 reopens following truck crash

State Highway 5 has reopened following an earlier truck crash. Emergency services responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 5, between... Read More

Driver in SH5 crash faces 11 charges in court

A driver facing 11 charges over a serious crash on the Napier-Taupō Road on Sunday morning has appeared in court in Tauranga. The State Highway 5 crash involved... Read More

Police seek witness to fatal motorbike crash

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Whakatāne. Police were called to Ōhope Rd about 4:55pm on Sunday after a crash between a... Read More

Appeal for information on Whakatāne fatal crash

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Whakatāne on Sunday, March 23. Police responded to the scene of a car and motorcycle collision... Read More

Canadian hockey players injured in SH5 crash

Members of touring Canadian youth hockey teams are in a 'state of shock” after their van was involved in a serious crash travelling from Napier to Tauranga... Read More

Police appeal for information after Waikato crash

Waikato Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a crash involving a car and a truck on Airport Road, Tamahere on Sunday afternoon. Emergency... Read More

One dead after two-vehicle crash in Whakatāne

One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash in the Whakatāne town of Maraetotara this afternoon. A police spokesperson said emergency services... Read More

Driver charged following crash on SH5

One person has been summonsed to court following a crash on State Highway 5, Rangataiki on Sunday. Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a van... Read More

Fatal crash closes Whakatāne to Ōhope road

Update, 9pm: One person has died after a two-vehicle crash on Ōhope Road, Maraetotara, in the Whakatāne District. The Serious Crash Unit is examining the... Read More

Multiple injuries, SH5 blocked south of Taupō

Update, 1.50pm: Twelve people have been injured and taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 5 near Rangitaiki School Road, Taupō District,... Read More

Takitimu North Link hits major milestone

The Takitimu North Link Stage 1 project reached a significant milestone this construction season - passing the halfway point and making momentous progress across... Read More

Six injured in four car crash in WBOP

3.30pm State Highway 2 has reopened following a four-vehicle crash near Ōmokoroa. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said three ambulances and one rapid response... Read More