Traffic & Crashes

Crash on SH26 closes road

Due to a crash, State Highway 26 is closed between SH25A and SH2 at Paeroa. Emergency services responded to the scene of the crash at around 3am, Saturday... Read More

Fatal crash, Hampton Downs

Police can now advise one person has died following a crash on the Waikato Expressway around midday on Friday. A car was travelling north when it is believed... Read More

SH2 near Pikowai reopens following slip

Update 9am: State Highway 2 near Pikowai has reopened on Saturday morning. It was closed by a large slip at Pikowai on Friday night that came down in heavy... Read More

Waikato and BOP state highway works for June

Fieldays is well underway for 2024, with the event starting on Wednesday and continuing through to Saturday. Weather predicted for today is less than ideal... Read More

SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road overnight closures

Motorists are advised to plan ahead for seven nights of southbound lane closures on the State Highway 29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road. From Sunday, June 16, to... Read More

Logging truck crash reported on Takitimu Drive

Reports are coming in of a logging truck crash on Takitmu Drive. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says a "logging truck has just rear-ended a ute and... Read More

Three-vehicle crash on Hewletts Road

Emergency services are responding to a three-vehicle crash in Mount Maunganui. "There are three cars in a nose-to-tail crash city-bound on Hewletts Road near... Read More

Overdale Road blocked, Putāruru

Overdale Road north of Putāruru is blocked as a result of a crash involving a truck, reported to Police at around 4.15pm. No injuries are reported, a tow... Read More

Coromandel tourist's driving stuns motorists

Shocking footage has captured the moment a suspected tourist in a campervan was caught driving for five minutes on the wrong side of the road in the... Read More

SH1/SH29 Piarere roundabout progressing

Work is progressing well on the roundabout at the intersection of State Highway 1 and State Highway 29 in Piarere, says an NZTA Waka Kotahi spokesperson. "We've... Read More

Fight continues after SH2 rolling protest

The State Highway 2 community is still determined to stop NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi's plan to install median barriers to prevent right-hand turns on to... Read More

Truck breakdown causing traffic delays

UPDATE: Tauranga City Council reports that the truck breakdown causing traffic delays on Hewletts Road this morning is now clear. People are advised to expect... Read More