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The holidays are almost here, but we know that many of our friends in the newsgathering business will be at work while the rest of us are at the bach or the beach, so the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency media team will be on call to help during the 2020/21 Christmas/New Year break.
With Gisborne hosting the popular Rhythm and Vines festival, roads in and around the region are expected to be busy over the New Year holiday period, so Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging people to stay safe and plan ahead.
The public will have a say on safer speed limits along State Highway 2 (SH2) through the Hutt Valley, with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency seeking an initial round of community feedback in the first half of 2021.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has taken another step in strengthening its regulatory oversight with the introduction of defined appointment terms for all new Warrant of Fitness (WoF) and Certificate of Fitness (CoF) Inspecting Organisation (IO) applicants from 1 January 2021.
New Zealanders are expected to hit the road in droves over the summer holidays this year and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds you it’s important to make a few checks to ensure you’re towing your trailer or boat safely.
The first vehicles in five months have driven safely through the Mangamuka Gorge on State Highway 1, five months after it was closed by slips in a 1-in-500 year rain event.
An 800 metre stretch of State Highway 1 through the Dome Valley will have a new flexible wire rope median barrier installed to improve road safety before Christmas.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises Cabinet has approved the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) (COVID-19-Temporary Extension of Deemed Licences) Amendment Rule 2020. The Amendment Rule comes into effect today and temporarily extends the period that overseas driver licence holders can drive in New Zealand from 12 to up to 24 months.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is giving Bay of Plenty motorists an early heads up on some key pieces of work scheduled for the early in the new year.
With the holidays just around the corner Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Police are urging drivers to make safe driving decisions on the roads over the summer break.
In another step towards the start of construction, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has awarded a contract for professional services on the Penlink project to build a connection from the Northern Motorway (SH1) to the Whangaparāoa Peninsula.
As Wellingtonians prepare to embark on their summer holidays, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has updated its online holiday journeys traffic prediction tool to help people plan ahead and avoid delays.
As we enter the busy Christmas and New Year holiday period, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport is encouraging motorists travelling in and out of Hawke’s Bay to plan ahead and avoid delays by checking the online holiday journeys traffic prediction tool.
Kiwis will be hitting the road in droves over the summer holidays this year, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has updated our on-line Holiday Journeys traffic prediction tool to help people plan ahead and minimise delays. The tool shows predicted traffic flow across popular journeys over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday based on previous year’s travel patterns.