Traffic & Crashes

SH2 closure between Kutarere and Ōpotiki

State Highway 2 remains closed between Waiotahi Valley Back Road and Paerata Ridge Road until further notice due to a large slip at Waiotahe beach. The pōhutukawa... Read More

SH2 closed: Large slip blocking highway

State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty is closed and is likely to be so for a few days, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. A large slip has fallen overnight,... Read More

Police investigate anti-social road user behaviour

Waikato Police are investigating offending by anti-social road users, and seeking the public's help to identify offenders involved in an incident in Hamilton... Read More

Police appeal for driver to come forward

Police are appealing for the driver of a car who was potentially involved in a collision with a pedestrian in eastern Bay of Plenty overnight to come forward. A... Read More

Pedestrian struck by car has critical injuries

Update, 8am: A pedestrian has suffered critical injuries after being struck by a car on White Pine Bush Road in eastern Bay of Plenty overnight. "Police... Read More

Fatal crash in Hawke's Bay

A woman has died on Friday following a crash on Hawke's Bay Expressway on Wednesday, August 14. The vehicle crashed on the side of State Highway 2, near the... Read More

Three-vehicle crash in Te Puke

Update, 8.15pm: One person is reported to be in a serious condition following a three-vehicle crash in Pongakawa. Police say the seriously injured person... Read More

Man charged in relation to fatal crash, Tauranga

Police have arrested a man in relation to the death of Tauranga man Brendon Bourne. Brendon died following a two-vehicle crash on State Higway 2, near Katikati... Read More

SH29 at Redwood Lane under stop/go for 2 days

As part of the State Highway 29 Tauriko Enabling Works project, work is underway on underground power lines around the SH29 and Redwood Lane area. This is... Read More

SH25 temporary speeds to change

Temporary speed limits on State Highway 25 around the Coromandel Peninsula will be returning to their former level soon. Following storm events early last... Read More

SH2 road rehabilitation, delays expected

Two sections of road rehabilitation work on State Highway 2 will be under way soon towards Whakatāne in the Western Bay of Plenty, and road users should expect... Read More

Three vehicle crash on Tauranga Eastern Link

UPDATE: One person has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link. Emergency services were alerted to the crash about... Read More