Update On Kopu Road Incident

Friday, 16 May 2025, 10:10 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Kopu Road between Kopu and Thames has reopened, after being closed earlier this morning when a person was found with what appeared to be serious injuries.

Police have now established that the person had suffered a medical event.

The person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital and the road has reopened.

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