The Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, part of the route between Westport and Nelson/Tasman/Canterbury, could remain closed today, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to avoid all non-essential travel as surface flooding, snow and fallen trees have forced several road closures and resulted in treacherous conditions on roads across the South Island.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising drivers to plan ahead and take extra care with widespread heavy rain and strong winds, along with snow in alpine areas, creating hazardous driving conditions throughout the West Coast region.
As people across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty head away for the first long weekend of the 2024/25 summer period, road workers will be laying down their tools to join them for a few well-deserved days of rest.
More closures and detours are coming for the Ngāruawāhia section of the Waikato Expressway as the level of activity picks up to ensure the project is complete by mid-December.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, Friday, 1 November 2024.
The long Labour weekend is almost upon us and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is encouraging people to use its Holiday Journey Planner to make the most of travel around Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti.
New Zealand’s motorists are being urged by NZ Police and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to keep themselves and others safe by remembering the basics when driving this Labour Weekend.
As people gear up to make the most of the first long weekend in several months by hitting the road, headed for their favourite holiday spots, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is encouraging everyone to drive safe and plan ahead to avoid the busiest times on state highways across Auckland and Northland.
MetService and meteorologists are warning people travelling this week and over Labour Weekend to be ready for changeable weather and in some places torrential rain.
