Traffic & Crashes

Waikato BOP state highway works for October

The 2024/25 summer maintenance programme is well underway with active worksites across the region. In the BOP, crews are aiming to complete 110 single-lane... Read More

One missing after car crashes into Waioeka River

Update, 4.30pm: One person is missing after a vehicle crashed into a Bay of Plenty river this morning. Emergency services were alerted that a vehicle had... Read More

Pāpāmoa crash causes traffic delays

​​​​​​ Traffic is delayed after a crash on Parton Road in Pāpāmoa. A car hit the side of an overbridge on Parton Road, above State Highway 2,... Read More

Frustration over chaotic straights closure

Roadworks that closing State Highway 34 that officially adds 20 minutes travel time between Kawerau and Te Teko has some residents scratching their heads. Kawerau... Read More

Rotorua roadworks steaming ahead

Roading crews will be a familiar sight around Rotorua this summer, with the maintenance season officially starting next week. There is a lot to get done in... Read More

BOP Police issue school holiday warning

School holidays have begun, but police are urging caution and calm on the roads around the Bay of Plenty. 'The district experiences an increase in people... Read More

Govt reverses speed limit reductions

The Government's new speed limit rule has been signed to reverse Labour's blanket speed limit reductions and enable Kiwis to get to where they want to go quickly... Read More

State highway works for October

Over the past two weekends on State Highway 1 near Cambridge, helicopters truly had the power, pulling transmission wires across SH1 as part of work on the National... Read More

One seriously injured following SH2 crash

Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 2 near Whakamārama. 'Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on SH2 near Te Karaka... Read More

School welcomes Chapel Street safety upgrade

The risk of serious injury to students has reduced following safety feature upgrades to the Chapel Street/Maxwells Road crossing, says Pillans Point School's... Read More

Shelter belt fire on SH33, Paengaroa

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a shelter belt fire on State Highway 33 in Paengaroa. 'Due to a shelter belt fire near Maungarangi Rd, State... Read More

New parking penalties from October 1

New parking penalties introduced by the Government will come into force on 1 October. The biggest increase is in the misuse of car parks for disabled people... Read More