Media releases

21 January 2025 2:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Night works are planned early next month that will see State Highway 1 Ngauranga Gorge closed to southbound traffic between Johnsonville southbound offramp and Ngauranga Interchange.

17 January 2025 1:37 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Important information for drivers.

16 January 2025 4:30 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Work will begin next Monday night (20 January) to reduce the risk of slips on State Highway 59 north of Pukerua Bay.

15 January 2025 3:20 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

UPDATE 14 February: A further five nights of resurfacing work has been scheduled on the Wellington Urban Motorway from this Sunday (16 February).

25 December 2024 12:23 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Update 12:20 pm. The crash site has been cleared and the southbound lanes have reopened. State Highway 2 is now open to traffic in both directions.

20 December 2024 11:22 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Update: 20 December - Urgent road repair works near Ravensdown on State Highway 2 between Masterton and Carterton are now complete and the road is open to traffic in both directions.

19 December 2024 3:01 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Three nights of roadworks are planned for Featherston next month as the state highway summer maintenance programme continues in Wairarapa.

19 December 2024 10:05 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

With the holiday break almost here, NZTA/Waka Kotahi is urging drivers to do the right thing on the roads over Christmas and New Year’s.

19 December 2024 9:47 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Significant maintenance is planned for State Highway 1 through Kilbirnie next month until early February.

19 December 2024 9:00 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Construction of the new roundabout at the State Highway 57 (SH57) /Tararua Road intersection is scheduled to begin in January.

17 December 2024 10:31 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has restructured the Transmission Gully (Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata) Motorway Project after reaching an agreement with Wellington Gateway Partnership (WGP) and its subcontractors.

16 December 2024 12:20 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Drivers in the lower North Island and upper South Island need to brace themselves for bad weather this evening.

15 December 2024 3:25 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

3:25 pm:

The crash site has been cleared and State Highway 58 is now open to traffic. 

The road was closed for around one hour while emergency services…

13 December 2024 2:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Important information for drivers:

13 December 2024 10:28 am | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Due to scheduling changes and weather delays on other works this week, the dates for this resurfacing work have been changed.