Emergency services has been responding to a one vehicle crash on Waihi Beach Road. Police, Ambulance and Fire all attended the crash about 500 meters from Wilsons Road in Waihi Beach, at 4.45pm. A police spokesperson says there were four people...... Read More

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are pleased with the prosecution of 23 people following a "violent incident" in Whakatane last year. The investigation, which followed a violent incident in Whakatane in January 2017, saw 25 people arrested...... Read More

UPDATED 2.37PM: A vehicle hitting a barrier on State Highway 2 is being attributed as the cause of major traffic delays this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash on the highway between Tauranga and Bethlehem just after 1.30pm. A...... Read More

Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 2, near Matata, on Monday. Matata man Nigel Laurence Ihaia died after the vehicle he was driving crashed on the highway around 4.20pm Police say the crash...... Read More

The cause of the crash that closed State Highway 2 on Monday afternoon is still being investigated. Emergency Services were called to Burt Road in Matata at 4.24pm, after a vehicle crashed into a power pole. A police spokesperson says the deceased...... Read More

A car has crashed into a traffic light pole on Cameron Road. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says police are off with a vehicle on the corner of Cameron Road and 23rd Ave. "It looks like a traffic light post is down....... Read More

State Highway 2 in the Eastern Bay is open following a fatal crash. One man died when a vehicle hit powerline in Matata at 4.24pm on Monday. The crash caused emergency services to close the road, from Manawahe and Flax roads, for...... Read More

Police can confirm a man has died following a crash in Matata this afternoon. The crash was reported to emergency services at 4.24pm and involved a vehicle hitting powerlines. Matata Road (SH2) remains closed between Manawahe Road and Flax Road, says...... Read More

Bay of Plenty Police are attending a serious crash on Burt Road in Matata. Emergency services were called to the scene at 4.24pm after reports of a vehicle hitting a power pole. A police spokesperson says as a result of the crash Matata Road also...... Read More

No one has been injured after a motorbike collided with another bike near Kawerau. Emergency services were called to the scene near the intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 34 at 10.55am. A police spokesperson says a bike crashed into...... Read More