Traffic & Crashes

Tauranga raised pedestrian crossing ripped out

A raised pedestrian crossing in Matua is being ripped out and returned to being a level crossing after seven months at a cost of about $80,000 after causing... Read More

Paengaroa: Two injured in Te Puke Highway crash

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a vehicle crash in Paengaroa. Police were advised at 4.10pm a car had collided with a fence/bank on Te Puke... Read More

Fatal crash on SH32, Whakamaru Road

12.25pm update: One person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 32 this morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on... Read More

Body and car found in BOP river search

Police have located the body of a person who died following a single vehicle crash into a Bay of Plenty river. Emergency Services responded to the Waioeka... Read More

Road renewal returns in time for summer

Summer holidays mean summer renewals in the Bay of Plenty as the government rolls out its $2 billion pothole prevention plan, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi... Read More

Missing car at Waioeka River still unaccounted for

A car and person that went missing after crashing into the Waioeka River on Friday are still unaccounted for despite police efforts. Search and rescue teams,... Read More

New road layout between Bethlehem and Tauriko

A new road layout between Bethlehem and Tauriko for the Takitimu North Link project involved moving 15,000 cubic meters of dirt for a four-lane expressway. 'We... Read More

Tribesmen gang member dies in motorbike crash

A motorcyclist who died in a crash on the Waikato Expressway was a patched member of the Tribesmen Motorcycle Club gang. Police said emergency services... Read More

Car crashes down bank on SH2, Whakamarama

One person has suffered a minor injury following a vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Whakamarama. Police said the vehicle crash was reported to them... Read More

Waioeka River: missing person search continues

The search for a person missing after a vehicle crashed into a Bay of Plenty river on Friday morning is still ongoing. Police are also still searching for... Read More

Doubling road rehabilitation to prevent potholes

Kiwis will see fewer potholes on our roads with rehabilitation works set to more than double through the Government's summer road maintenance programme to ensure... Read More

Fatal Crash near Whakatāne

One person died in a crash on White Pine Bush Road near Whakatāne last night. The police were notified of a two-car crash at 11.40pm yesterday. "One person... Read More