Media releases

13 March 2024 12:00 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

UPDATE 13 March: Night Closure planned – State Highway 1 Basin Reserve and Adelaide Road (PLANNED WORKS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED).

29 February 2024 3:46 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Road surface repairs will be carried out on the Masterton to Carterton safety improvements project starting this Sunday night.

8 January 2024 9:58 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Regular state highway maintenance works on Remutaka Hill resume this month, with the first night closure of the year planned for Sunday 14 January.

14 December 2023 5:51 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

State Highway 2 is now open in both directions.

14 December 2023 10:49 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Work to install a new clip-on shared path across Waikanae Bridge will get underway early in the new year, with 16 January set as the start date for construction.

12 December 2023 12:43 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Drivers in Wellington, Wairarapa, Tararua, and Marlborough need to keep an eye on the weather and road conditions with a severe thunderstorm watch in place across the regions.

22 November 2023 11:45 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Safety improvement works for State Highway 2 in Wairarapa continue at pace, with Greytown and Carterton as the next locations for new raised pedestrian crossings.

17 October 2023 7:37 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Drivers travelling between Upper Hutt and Wairarapa can expect delays this morning as contractors and emergency services attend a crash near Kaitoke.

16 October 2023 3:06 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Extra care will be needed on state highways at the top of the South and lower North Island with another round of bad weather forecast for both regions tomorrow.

16 October 2023 11:03 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

A safe walking and cycling link between Wellington and Lower Hutt is now a step closer.

13 October 2023 2:25 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Drivers on the roads in the top of the South and lower North Island will need to take extra care this weekend with bad weather forecast.

10 October 2023 11:49 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Drivers heading south from Masterton to Carterton will have to take a night-time detour this week as contractors fix central median barriers.

13 September 2023 12:14 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeta - Transmission Gully project works completing the extension of State Highway 59 between Paekākāriki and Mackays Crossing are about to get underway.

12 September 2023 1:05 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Whitby residents and regular users of State Highway 58 between Paremata roundabout and Postgate Drive need to be ready for a series of night closures next week.

24 August 2023 11:00 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Waka Kotahi is working to see if speed limits can be increased to 110 km/h on the Mackays to Peka Peka and Peka Peka to Ōtaki expressways next year.