Traffic & Crashes

SH2 remains closed between Kutarere and Ōpōtiki

State Highway 2 remains closed until further notice due to a large slip at Waiotahe Beach. Heavy rain overnight Sunday caused the slip between Kutarere and... Read More

Crash on SH2 driver abandoned vehicle

Police are making enquiries to locate a driver involved in a crash on State Highway 2. Police received a report of a single vehicle crash on SH2 East, Waimana,... Read More

Police to target drunk and drugged drivers

Drunk drivers and drugged drivers will be heavily targeted to improve safety on New Zealand roads by the new $1.3 billon Road Policing Investment Programme RPIP... Read More

Arrest made following ramming of Police car

A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged with intentional damage causing danger to life, receiving stolen property, and dangerous driving following... Read More

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