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NZ Transport Agency - Latest News [Page 13]
No Closure Required Tonight On SH1
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 12:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Tonight, the roading teams will be working at the tunnel at Manuawa Rock, near Kaikōura, and stop/go traffic management means that road users should expect delays of up to 10 minutes at this site. More >>
Night Closures For Bridge Maintenance, Street Restrictions In Balclutha
Monday, 3 November 2025, 3:54 pm | NZ Transport Agency
During these closures, the bridge will reopen on the hour, every hour, to allow queued traffic to pass while crews excavate sections of the road surface and replace them with new asphalt. More >>
Upcoming SH16 Closure To Complete Infrastructure Upgrade
Monday, 3 November 2025, 11:39 am | NZ Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is upgrading or repairing utilities and infrastructure as part of Stage 1 of the SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements project. More >>
UPDATE: 30 October – Reduced Night-Times Closures Next Week On SH1
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 3:58 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Road resurfacing work is planned between Oaro and the Conway River Bridge over four nights from Tuesday 4 November to Saturday 8 November. More >>
Update: 1.35pm – SH73 Near West Melton Reopened
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:55 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Road users are asked to drive with care through the area. More >>
Update: 1.15pm – Detours In Place As Closure Continues
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 1:43 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Detours are in place. For westbound traffic, road users should use SH73, then turn right onto Miners Road, left onto Old West Coast Road, left onto Chattertons Road, right onto Jowers Road and right back onto SH73. More >>
State Highway 73 Near Christchurch Closed By Crash
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 12:23 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Emergency services are at the crash site. Road users are advised to avoid the area, near West Melton, or delay their journeys if possible. More >>
SH6 Central Otago Busy With Roadworks, Extra Delays For Road Users
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 12:22 pm | NZ Transport Agency
While the roading teams are working as hard as they can to clear slips and to minimise disruption to traffic as they do so, all of this work means significant cumulative delays through the area. More >>
Final Closed Highway In South Reopens
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 5:05 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Road users are asked to take care when travelling this route, and others that were closed due to snow and obstructions such as fallen trees. More >>
Blast-Off From Tomorrow At Nevis Bluff
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 4:40 pm | NZ Transport Agency
This precision use of explosives on unstable rock, approximately 100m above State Highway 6, is vital to ensure the ongoing safety of road users. The blasting is part of a spring/summer programme at the bluff, between Cromwell and Queenstown. More >>
UPDATE: 28 October, 1.25pm – State Highways 8 And 80 In Mackenzie Country Reopened
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 1:42 pm | NZ Transport Agency
There is also a significant risk of ice forming on these roads tonight due to combination of snow melt and low temperatures from this evening. People are urged to drive with extra care. More >>
Road Closures For Rahu Saddle Culvert Replacement
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 11:35 am | NZ Transport Agency
Weather dependent, the closure is due to be in effect on Tuesday 4 November between 8am and 4pm, and on Wednesday 5 November between 8am and 12pm. More >>
SH1 Closure North Of Christchurch Due To Crash
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 11:32 am | NZ Transport Agency
A vehicle crash on State Highway 1 north of Christchurch has closed the southbound lanes from the Tram Road overbridge to the Ohoka Road offramp. More >>
Strong Winds May Impact Auckland Harbour Bridge Today
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 10:35 am | NZ Transport Agency
When wind gusts reach 90km/h, we close all lanes because it’s unsafe for any vehicle to be on the bridge and the bridge structure is vulnerable to vehicle impacts. More >>
SH1 Near Waikouaiti, Otago, Closed After Crash
Monday, 27 October 2025, 11:39 am | NZ Transport Agency
Traffic is being diverted onto McGrath Road to the south, and Ramrock Road to the north, for light vehicles only. More >>
West Coast Visitors Urged To Be Prepared
Friday, 24 October 2025, 5:22 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The recent battering of the region by severe weather events has affected the highway network and saturated the ground, meaning an increased vulnerability to the likes of flooding and slips. More >>
State Highway 6 Closure Kohatu – Murchison (Kohatu To Kawatiri Now OPEN)
Friday, 24 October 2025, 5:02 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Efforts to reopen State Highway 6 between Kohatu and Murchison are progressing with the intention to have the route open to traffic by 7 pm tonight. More >>
SH7 To Hanmer Springs Reopened
Friday, 24 October 2025, 4:59 pm | NZ Transport Agency
State Highway 6 between Haast and Makarora (Haast Pass) is also expected to remain closed tonight, with a further update tomorrow. More >>
UPDATE: State Highway 6 Closure Kawatiri - Murchison
Friday, 24 October 2025, 12:32 pm | NZ Transport Agency
UPDATE 12:20 pm: Contractors are continuing to work to reopen State Highway 6 between Kohatu and Murchison today. Treefalls are being cleared at various locations - Hope Saddle, Norris Gully, and Kohatu. Sections of the highway will be reopened as this ... More >>
Roads Reopened In Southland & Otago
Friday, 24 October 2025, 11:51 am | NZ Transport Agency
State Highway 6/Dee Street in Invercargill between Gala Street and Fox Street has now reopened after a closure yesterday due to the risk from roofing materials being blown onto the road. More >>
