Traffic & Crashes

State Highway 38 near Wairoa reopens

State Highway 38 between Lake Waikaremoana and Frasertown has today reopened to two lanes, under a 50 km/h temporary speed limit. The state highway near Wairoa... Read More

SH2 reopens near Cambridge Road overpass

Update. 6.15pm: State Highway 2 between 11th Ave and Beaumaris Boulevard has reopened following an earlier incident on an overbridge on Cambridge Road. "It... Read More

SH29 Kaimai Range closures for July

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

Scrub fire on Takitimu Drive

Emergency services are responding to a scrub fire on Takitimu Drive, Tauranga. Police received a report of the fire at 4.22pm. "Police are in attendance... Read More

Operation Vendico targets "antisocial road users"

Police are cracking down on "antisocial road users" in the Bay of Plenty, along with three other regions around New Zealand. As part of a massive Matariki... Read More

BOP Police operation shuts down antisocial drivers

A weekend Bay of Plenty Police operation, codenamed 'Operation Vendico' has resulted in sending antisocial road users "packing", says NZ Police. Bay... Read More

Police appeal for pre-crash footage

Waikato Police investigating a fatal crash in Gordonton on Thursday would like to hear from anyone with video that captured two vehicles driving erratically... Read More

Police arrest five youth on crime spree

Five youth have been arrested following an alleged spate of thefts covering an over 100km roundtrip from Cambridge to Waihi Beach on Friday night. A group... Read More

Police going after anti-social vehicle gatherings

The Matariki cluster won't be the only thing in the sky this weekend as the Police Eagle helicopter assists in monitoring and responding to anti-social vehicle... Read More

Dangerously impaired driver charged

A 48-year-old Bay of Plenty woman has been summonsed and will be appearing in the Rotorua District Court, charged with driving with excess breath alcohol. Rotorua... Read More

Slip repairs on SH25 and in Karangahake Gorge

Motorists are advised to expect delays on both State Highway 25 in the Coromandel peninsula and on State Highway 2 in the Karangahake Gorge, due to slip repairs. SH25... Read More

Chapel Street pedestrian crossing safety upgrade

From Monday, July 1, work will commence on upgrading the pedestrian crossing near the Chapel Street and Maxwells Road intersection to a staggered signalised... Read More