Traffic & Crashes

Police appealing for info after fatal crash

Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances that led to a fatal crash. Emergency services were called to the horrific scene at Piarere on State Highway 1... Read More

Fatal crash: Vehicle may have crossed centreline

Emergency services were called to the horrific scene at Piarere on State Highway 1 at 2pm on Wednesday after a bus load of foreign tourists and two other vehicles... Read More

One dead, 14 injured after tourist bus crash

One person is dead and 14 others are injured after a small bus loaded with international tourists collided with two vehicles on a straight stretch of State Highway... Read More

Additional Police in Tauranga ahead of funeral

Police have called in extra staff and additional resources to have an increased presence in Tauranga on Thursday, November 28, monitoring a gang-connected funeral. 'Following... Read More

Urgent SH1/SH29 repairs to cause delays tomorrow

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is advising that emergency road repairs will be carried out at the intersection of State Highway 1 and State Highway 29 in Piarere... Read More

Six-vehicle rear-end collision near Te Puna

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a multiple vehicle crash on State Highway 2 between Bethlehem and Te Puna. Police said a six-vehicle rear-end... Read More

Plea for information after fatal BoP crash

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in the Ōpōtiki district over the weekend. Around 2pm on Saturday, November 23, police responded... Read More

Serious crash: SH36 closed, one critically injured

UPDATE: One person has been critically injured and a road is closed following a crash involving a truck near Rotorua. Police said they were called to a two-vehicle... Read More

National honours for SH5 campaign

A personal crusade to prevent fatal and serious crashes on one of this country's more dangerous highways has earnt a Hawke's Bay Road Policing Sergeant national... Read More

Two fatal crashes in BOP and Waikato

Two separate fatal crashes in the eastern Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions on Saturday have claimed lives and left several others injured. One person has... Read More

Serious crash near Dunlop Road, Waiotahe

Update 3.52pm: Following a serious crash on State Highway 2, Hato Hone St John assessed and treated six patients, three in a moderate condition and one in a... Read More

Police seek car after Tokoroa firearms incident

Police investigating a firearms incident in Tokoroa are extending their appeal for information. Police were called about 10.40am Sunday, November 10 to State... Read More