Media releases

4 May 2023 9:31 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Road crews will return to the Whangamoas later this month to perform essential highway maintenance between the Rai Saddle and Hira.

4 May 2023 9:24 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Work begins next week on a Waka Kotahi safety improvement project along State Highway 2 in Upper Hutt.

4 May 2023 9:23 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Update 4 May:

Because of bad weather, planned works for this week have been postponed. We will update the revised work dates once they are rescheduled.

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3 May 2023 5:50 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Drivers in the Wairarapa can expect delays through Carterton following a crash earlier this morning.

3 May 2023 4:34 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of night-time closures of State Highway 25.

3 May 2023 4:03 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Essential resurfacing work is set to begin on SH1 in Levin at the intersection of Queen Street and Oxford Street from this Sunday.

3 May 2023 3:50 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

New traffic management will be in place at the intersection of Princess Street and SH3 in Waitara from next Wednesday (10 May) as work on the southbound lane of the roundabout and underpass gets underway.

3 May 2023 3:15 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi is reminding drivers throughout Taranaki to take extra care on the roads, as a heavy rain warning for the region is issued.

3 May 2023 2:28 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Multiple slips and areas of localised flooding have closed State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Kutarere.

3 May 2023 12:22 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to drive with caution after MetService New Zealand updated the Heavy Rain Watch for Northland to an Orange Heavy Rain Warning this morning.

3 May 2023 8:51 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Regular users of State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill need to be ready for upcoming night closures for essential maintenance.

2 May 2023 1:33 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

RiverLink partners are celebrating signing an Interim Project Alliance Agreement that sees AECOM-Fletcher becoming RiverLink’s delivery alliance.

2 May 2023 11:38 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Update 2 May

Due to bad weather forecast for the next few days, this work has been postponed and will be re-scheduled for a later date.

24 April…

1 May 2023 2:04 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

SH2 Karangahake Gorge is CLOSED between Waihī and Paeroa due to a slip blocking both lanes near the Crown Hill Bridge intersection.

1 May 2023 10:32 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

With bad weather set to hit the upper South Island, drivers need to be prepared.