Roadside drug driving test to be law by 2021

Roadside drug testing will be conducted by police from 2021, the government says. Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter will introduce a bill... Read More

Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January

From January 8 2020 to April 2020, the Te Puke Highway will be down to one lane between Bell Road and Welcome Bay Road, says the Tauranga City Council.... Read More

White Island nurse killed in car crash

An "amazing" nurse, who spent days treating burns victims following the Whakaari/White Island eruption tragedy, has been killed in a car... Read More

Car on fire

A SunLive reader reports that emergency services are at the scene of a car that has become engulfed in flames near Te Puke tonight.  "There... Read More

Serious crash on SH30 in Rotoma

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 30 in Rotoma.  The crash involving a truck and a car was reported at 5.13pm,... Read More

Heavy traffic congestion predicted these holidays

  State Highway 2 from Tauranga to Katikati and State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range are expected to be two major congestion points in the BOP... Read More

Safety improvements for Arataki intersection

A morning peak bus clearway, a new pedestrian crossing and a wider shared footpath have been built on Links Avenue in Arataki. Tauranga City Council’s... Read More

Speed bump road closure postponed

  The road closure for Wairoa Road and Te Puna Station Road, near the junctions to the Wairoa River Reserve, has been postponed.   The... Read More

One person has died following SH30 crash

Police can now confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on State Highway 30 yesterday. Police were called around 3.34pm to SH30,... Read More

Injuries following crash on Thornton Road

There has been a two-vehicle collision between Whakatane and Matata late this afternoon. Police received a report of a two car crash on Thornton Rd... Read More

Serious crash closes State Highway 30

There has been a serious vehicle collision on State Highway 30 this afternoon. Emergency services are at the scene of a serious single vehicle crash... Read More

NZTA doubles road maintenance for this summer

Motorists are being warned to expect a "huge amount" of road works this summer. The Transport Agency's general manager of transport services... Read More

Athenree packhouse destroyed by fire

Update, 4.15pm: Fire damaged a packhouse in the Western Bay of Plenty so severely that bulldozers were being discussed. Firefighters quickly got several... Read More

One lane blocked in lower Kaimai Range

The NZ Transport Agency have advised of a road hazard on State Highway 29 in the lower Kaimai Range. Due to a breakdown in this section of highway,... Read More

SH29A night closures between Te Maunga and Baypark

State Highway 29 will be closed on Sunday and Monday nights between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts.   Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises... Read More