Media releases

24 September 2024 9:35 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

UPDATE 9:35 am
The highway is now clear and has reopened to traffic.
There may be brief delays for drivers as queued traffic clears.

23 September 2024 3:31 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising caution on the roads around parts of Central and Southern Hawke’s Bay and Tararua tomorrow with a strong…

23 September 2024 12:33 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Drivers travelling on State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill and through Wairarapa will need to be ready for another burst of rough spring weather tomorrow.

22 September 2024 5:04 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Work gets underway this week on improvements to the State Highway 2 Wharerata Road Lookout rest area and carpark, about 45 minutes south of Gisborne.

21 September 2024 9:40 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

9:40 pm:

State Highway 6 is now open under stop/go traffic management and a 30’km/h temporary speed limit following a serious crash on the Whangamoa Hill…

21 September 2024 9:07 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

A stretch of State Highway 1 south of the Manakau Rail overbridge between Ōtaki and Levin will be under stop/go traffic management on Monday night.

20 September 2024 8:21 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Paihiatua Track is now open.

20 September 2024 2:16 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Crews are onsite at Paihiatua Track working to clear the current slips and flooding as quickly as possible.

20 September 2024 1:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Important information for drivers.

20 September 2024 11:45 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

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, prior to Friday, 27 September 2024.

20 September 2024 11:01 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) will re-open SH73 between Otira and Arthur’s Pass overnight as of tonight (Friday, 20 September).

20 September 2024 10:46 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

20 September 2024

Weather permitting, work on this project will be completed this weekend.

Rockfall protection near the summit of Remutaka Hill began in June. Abseilers began works…

20 September 2024 10:02 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is urging drivers travelling throughout Manawatū, Whanganui and Tararua to be extra cautious over the coming days as heavy rain continues to saturate the region.

19 September 2024 5:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Crews will be starting road maintenance and drainage work in the coming weeks at two state highway sites north and south of Levin.

19 September 2024 4:33 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

19 September 2024

Tomorrow (Friday 20 September), Metservice is predicting more strong winds across Auckland.

Gusts are predicted to reach between 75 – 80 km/h between 2pm and…