Traffic & Crashes

Overnight closures on SH29 Kaimai Range

Motorists are being reminded that a scheduled closure on State Highway 29 Kaimai Range will take place over four nights from tonight, Sunday, July 14 to Wednesday... Read More

"Atrocious" behaviour after bus breakdown

A motorist is fuming after witnessing 'atrocious" behaviour and "abuse hurled" by other motorists, following the breakdown of a double-decker bus on State Highway... Read More

Waikato and BOP state highway works for July 2024

State Highway 29 will be a hive of activity at night from Sunday 14 July, with the Kaimai Range closed from 8pm to 3.30am for 4 consecutive nights. 'This... Read More

‘All hell broke loose’, Te Puke man hit by car

'All hell broke loose” in a car the night a Bay of Plenty man was struck down twice - now a jury has the job of deciding whether the driver and front... Read More

Truck driver describes ‘head-on’ collision

A Bay of Plenty truck driver who survived a fatal crash says he had 'no time to react” before the 'head-on” collision. Speedway legend Graeme... Read More

Another protest against SH2 barriers

Rain or shine, State Highway 2 residents are ready to protest once again for their right to turn into the side roads. Median barriers are being installed... Read More

Night works planned for Tauranga’s Cameron Road

Testing of the new road surface at major intersections along Cameron Rd in Tauranga will take place at night next week. The works are due to start on Sunday,... Read More

Car stuck after driving along train tracks

KiwiRail train tracks on Kairua Road are expected to be cleared shortly after someone attempted to drive along the tracks and got stuck. "Police were notified... Read More

Takitimu Drive Toll Road overnight closure

Motorists are advised to plan ahead for a northbound lane closure on the State Highway 29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road. On Sunday, July 14, the northbound lane... Read More

Breakdown cleared, still delays on Hewletts Road

Update, 10.18am: NZTA reports that an earlier breakdown on SH2 by Totara St has been cleared. "Allow extra time for eastbound delays over the Harbour Bridge... Read More

SH2 fatal crash: Morrinsville man named

Police are today releasing the name of the person who died following a crash on State Highway 2, near Pukehina. Andrew John Blakeborough, 39, of Morrinsville.... Read More

Overnight closures on SH29 Kaimai Range

A scheduled closure on State Highway 29 Kaimai Range will take place over four nights from Sunday, July 14 to Wednesday July 17, from 8pm to 3.30am each night.... Read More