Traffic & Crashes

Truck rolls near Whakamaru

Update, 4.10pm: Poihipi Road near Mangakino is blocked following a truck rolling. "Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 3.15pm," said a police... Read More

Multiple injuries following bus crash near Rotorua

Update, 10.30am: At least 12 people have been injured after a bus rolled in Broadlands, near Rotorua, this morning. Police said the crash involved a single... Read More

Police pursuit ends in fatal crash

A person has died in a serious crash after a police pursuit in Rotorua. Rotorua Area Commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika said about 11.30am on Thursday... Read More

Taupō SH1 maintenance jumps the queue

A major change in the scheduling of the maintenance on SH1 between Tīrau and Waiouru has seen the closure of the East Taupō Arterial section of SH1 brought... Read More

Labour Weekend road toll ends with zero deaths

The official Labour Day weekend holiday period is over and no one died on New Zealand roads, police say. It is a new record for the period, with the previous... Read More

Car drives through Tauranga shop window

A Brookfield barber and coffee shop is asking for community support after a car drove through the front window of their business this morning. Barbarista... Read More

Heading away? Rest up before you hit the road

Motorists heading between Taupo and Hawke's Bay on SH5 were met with free coffee and snacks on Friday, as RoadSafe Hawke's Bay and Eastern District Police carried... Read More

Young leaders help design safer way to cross road

A busy intersection near Ōmokoroa Point School will be made safer for tamariki walking, scootering and biking to school, after two concerned Year 8 students... Read More

Safe choices for a safe Labour Weekend

New Zealand's motorists are being urged by Police and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to keep themselves and others safe by remembering the basics when... Read More

Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road closes temporarily

A one-way closure of State Highway 2 and Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road is required starting Monday, November 4, from 8pm to 6am. The closures will last... Read More

Critical injuries after car goes off road

Three people have been injured, one critically, in a crash near Rotorua. A police spokesman said they were called to a single-vehicle crash where a car... Read More

Two vehicle crashes in Bay of Plenty

Emergency services responded to two vehicle crashes on State Highway 2 in the western Bay of Plenty on Saturday night. At around 5.50pm Police were called... Read More