New Zealand / Emergency Services

Highway reopened after vehicle fire south of Rotorua

17:52 pm on 6 August 2025

File photo. Photo: Pretoria Gordon / RNZ

A state highway has reopened in the Bay of Plenty due to a vehicle fire.

State Highway 5, south of Rotorua, had earlier closed.

More to come.

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