Traffic & Crashes

Speed limit on three Hauraki roads drop

Speed limits have dropped from 100km/h to 80km/h on three Hauraki roads. Waihī Beach Rd, Kennedy Rd and Dickey Flat Rd reduced to 80km/h while the 50km/h... Read More

Two-vehicle crash on Tauranga Eastern Link

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link near Pāpāmoa. Police said they a two-vehicle crash on SH2 was reported... Read More

TEL night closures

There is disruption ahead for users of the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Rd. Over two or possibly three nights this month, there will be night time closures... Read More

Bus crash passengers newly arrived from Tonga

Tongan seasonal workers who had been in New Zealand for just a few hours were on a bus which rolled near Rotorua on Sunday morning. Up to 13 passengers were... Read More

Truck rolls near Whakamaru

Update, 4.10pm: Poihipi Road near Mangakino is blocked following a truck rolling. "Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 3.15pm," said a police... Read More

Multiple injuries following bus crash near Rotorua

Update, 10.30am: At least 12 people have been injured after a bus rolled in Broadlands, near Rotorua, this morning. Police said the crash involved a single... Read More

Police pursuit ends in fatal crash

A person has died in a serious crash after a police pursuit in Rotorua. Rotorua Area Commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika said about 11.30am on Thursday... Read More

Taupō SH1 maintenance jumps the queue

A major change in the scheduling of the maintenance on SH1 between Tīrau and Waiouru has seen the closure of the East Taupō Arterial section of SH1 brought... Read More

Labour Weekend road toll ends with zero deaths

The official Labour Day weekend holiday period is over and no one died on New Zealand roads, police say. It is a new record for the period, with the previous... Read More

Car drives through Tauranga shop window

A Brookfield barber and coffee shop is asking for community support after a car drove through the front window of their business this morning. Barbarista... Read More

Heading away? Rest up before you hit the road

Motorists heading between Taupo and Hawke's Bay on SH5 were met with free coffee and snacks on Friday, as RoadSafe Hawke's Bay and Eastern District Police carried... Read More

Young leaders help design safer way to cross road

A busy intersection near Ōmokoroa Point School will be made safer for tamariki walking, scootering and biking to school, after two concerned Year 8 students... Read More