Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and MetService warn weekend drivers in Canterbury, Banks Peninsula and Westland to be aware that heavy rain and snow warnings are in place Saturday into Sunday.
With Matariki weekend looming and the school holidays winding up, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers to check their routes and weather warnings ahead of the trip home. Take your time and enjoy the journey.
Important information for driversWeather warning
The Metservice has issued a heavy rain watch for Nelson, west of Mapua, between 9 pm Friday and 9 pm Saturday. This will affect State…
MetService and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are warning people travelling around Te Waipounamu, particularly Southland and Otago but also places which catch snow like Banks Peninsula, to be ready for winter weather, at the start of the school holidays.
Important information for driversWhile our summer maintenance programme is over, it doesn’t mean our contractors and road crews are getting a winter break. Their work goes…
Drivers travelling in the top of the South Island need to take care on the roads with weather watches in place for Marlborough and the Tasman Ranges west of Motueka.
SH1 Theodosia St through Timaru around the polytechnic between North and Arthurs Sts, is currently closed with police responding to a threat and cordons in place.