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16 Oct 2026 6:04pm Alerts:
Bay of Plenty

Chapel Street reopens following crash overnight

Description of occurrence Chapel Street in Tauranga has reopened to the public following a crash overnight. The road was closed several times while Police carried out enquiries and recovered a vehicle from the water. As part... More

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16 Oct 2026 9:06am Alerts:
Bay of Plenty

Update: Chapel Street crash, Tauranga

Description of occurrence People are asked to avoid the Chapel Street area of Tauranga as Police continue to work at the scene of a vehicle crash overnight. The road is likely to be cordoned and closed at various times... More

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16 Oct 2026 6:49am Alerts:
Bay of Plenty

Vehicle crash into water, Tauranga

Description of occurrence Emergency services were called about 12:40am to reports of a vehicle entering the water off Chapel Street in Tauranga, near the Bay Central shopping centre. One person in the vehicle is out and is in... More

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15 Oct 2026 5:26pm Alerts:
Southern

Crash, SH1, Waiwera South

Description of occurrence Emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 1, Clinton Highway, at Waiwera South this afternoon. Police were called to the crash, at the intersection of... More

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15 Oct 2026 4:16pm Alerts:
Northland

Road closure, SH12, Paparoa

Description of occurrence Motorists are being advised that a section of State Highway 12, Paparoa will be closed this afternoon following an earlier truck and trailer crash. Police were called to the single vehicle crash on at... More

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15 Oct 2026 1:55pm Alerts:
Northland

Delays expected, Paparoa

Description of occurrence Motorists are being advised to expect delays following a truck and trailer crash near Paparoa this afternoon. Police were called to the single vehicle crash on State Highway 12, about one kilometre... More

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