Police at the scene on Kaitemako Rd after a vehicle hit a teenage girl in Welcome Bay on Saturday. Welcome Bay: Witnesses describe ‘huge’, ‘out-of-control’ party where teen hit by carPolice at the scene on Kaitemako Rd after a vehicle hit a teenage girl in Welcome Bay on Saturday. Photo / Cameron AveryA “huge” party in Tauranga that left a 14-year-old girl in hospital is being described as out of the ordinary for the street. Emergency services were called to Kaitemako Rd, near Waipuna Park in Welcome Bay, on Saturday night after the teen was hit by a car. They said the girl was crossing the road from the Waipuna Park side when the collision happened.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 12, 2026 19:33 UTC