Traffic & Crashes

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

'Infuriated' police issue drink-driving warning

Drinking and driving is dangerous and can have disastrous consequences, police say after an "infuriating" weekend in the Western Bay of Plenty. In a statement... Read More

Hawkes' Bay drivers: beware of severe weather

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is advising caution on the roads around parts of Hawke's Bay this evening, Monday, August 12, as a severe thunderstorm watch... Read More

Traffic delays while SH2 vandalism is repaired

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is advising motorists that a shoulder closure and 30 km/h speed limit will be put in place between 9am and 4pm on Tuesday, August... Read More

Car fire blocking road on Kaimai Range

Emergency services are at the scene of a vehicle fire on the Kaimai Range. "Police were notified of a vehicle on fire on SH29 near Hanga Road, around 3.11pm,"... Read More

Two injured following vehicle crash near Matamata

Update, 12.35pm: Waharoa Road East, Matamata is blocked following a two-car crash. "It happened about 1.40pm near the intersection with Pohlen Road," says... Read More

Waikato and BOP state highway works for August

The year is flying by, and this means the upcoming maintenance season will be upon us before we know it - officially starting in October, but with significant... Read More

Coroner: Man killed after running into traffic

A man killed in June after he ran into oncoming traffic on the Waikato Expressway moments after crashing an SUV he'd allegedly stolen at knifepoint - and... Read More