Here’s what road users need to know:
State Highway 21 (SH21) Airport Road, State Highway 1 (SH1) and State Highway 1C (SH1C) interchange at Tamahere are likely to be severely congested from tomorrow, Tuesday 10 through to Sunday 15 June, and… Continue reading
Heavy snow warnings or watches have been issued by the MetService from tomorrow, with heavy snow down to 300m potentially causing travel disruption, damage to trees and powerlines in Central Otago and Canterbury, from the Rangitata River sou… Continue reading
“We occasionally close SH29 for essential maintenance works. The full closures allow us to complete the work safety and efficiently – benefiting both road worker crews and road users,” says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) System Manag… Continue reading
On 26 May, Aucklander Imroz Taki, owner of Newmarket Automotive Repairs, was sentenced to 10 months and 2 weeks’ home detention in the Auckland District Court, after earlier pleading guilty to charges relating to fraudulently issuing WoFs.&n… Continue reading
Next week, NZTA/Waka Kotahi and Downer will start project enabling works – ahead of constructing two roundabouts at Moonshine Road and Murphys/Flightys Roads, widening the road, and installing side barriers and median wire rope barrier… Continue reading
NZTA’s King’s Birthday Weekend 2025 Holiday Journey Planner
The interactive tool uses data from previous years to provide information on peak travel times to avoid, maps for popular holiday routes across the country, and real-time updates on… Continue reading
“We’ve seen plenty of rain across the region over the last week and more rain is expected over the long weekend, which can bring challenges for the roading network,” says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract Manager for NZ Transport Agency Wa… Continue reading
Five sites on the roads leading to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre at the State Highway 1/ State Highway 5 intersection are having in-road weighing technology installed. The affected lanes have been coned off for the past month while ne… Continue reading
Work has been underway at the site since January. Rockfall protection was completed in April, and now seawall works have also finished.
Roxanne Hilliard, Wellington Alliance Manager, says that State Highway 59, which is exposed to the sea an… Continue reading
Colder temperatures are already being felt across the South Island, increasing the chance of weather conditions impacting the state highway network, explains Mark Pinner, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) System Manager.
“Large parts of… Continue reading