Important information for drivers:
Labour Weekend travel tips
- If you are taking a Labour Weekend trip, use the Waka Kotahi Holiday Journey Planner to help organise your travel. Knowing when and where the peak congestion periods and areas are lets you spend more time on holiday and less time in traffic.
- It is also essential to drive safely. Don’t speed – speed has the biggest influence on the outcome of a crash. The faster you go, the worse the outcome. If you are driving long distances, don’t drive while tired, as fatigue increases the risk of a crash. More information and safe driving tips can be found on the Waka Kotahi website.
North Island
- Regular users on State Highway 2, Remutaka Hill, need to be ready for the next planned night-time maintenance closures. Five nights have been set aside for this work from 5 November. The route will be closed between 9am and 4am to let road crews carry out essential maintenance. Bookings for escorted crossings are essential and must be made in advance.
- Reconstruction night works continue until 23 October on State Highway 1, Ruahine St, east of Mount Victoria Tunnel
South Island
- Maintenance and resurfacing works are planned for State Highway 60, Tākaka Hill from 29 October to 24 November
The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week (from Saturday, 21 October). Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:
NOTE: Roadworks are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.
Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt
State Highway 1
SH1 Wellington, south of Mt Victoria Tunnel, ROAD CLOSED
- Sunday to Thursday nights, 9pm-4.30 am
- Ruahine Street CLOSED for road reconstruction
- Signposted detour via local roads
State Highway 59
SH59 Pukerua Bay, near Pukerua Beach Road
- Monday night, 8pm-5.30 am
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 9pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for various works
State Highway 58
SH58 Haywards Hill Road
- Monday night, 10pm-5 am
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 7pm-5 am
- Tuesday to Friday during the day, 9.30am-3 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for safety project
State Highway 2
SH2 Upper Hutt, ROAD CLOSED Whakatiki Street southbound offramp
- Monday night, 11pm-4 am
- Southbound road closed for safety project
- Signposted detour via local roads
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 Upper Hutt, near Moonshine Bridge
- Tuesday night, 9pm-5.30 am
- Stop/go traffic control for barrier replacement
Wairarapa state highways
State Highway 2
SH2 North of Clareville, ROAD CLOSED between Hughes Line and Norfolk Road
- Monday night, 11pm-6 pm
- Tuesday to Thursday nights, 7pm-6 am
- Road closed for safety project
- Sign posted detours on local roads
SH2 Remutaka Hill, Featherston side
- Saturday to Friday, day/night
- Stop/go traffic control for slip repairs
SH2 North of Masterton, near Lennies Road
- Wednesday to Thursday during the day, 8am-5.30 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for chipsealing
SH2 Opaki, near Wingate Road intersection
- Thursday and Friday during the day, 8am-7 pm
- Stop/go traffic control for chipsealing
State Highway 53
Marlborough state highways
State Highway 1
SH1 Grovetown
- Tuesday, 7.30am – 4 pm
- Guardrail works
- Stop/go traffic management
SH1 Ward
- Wednesday, 7.30am – 4 pm
- Guardrail works
- Stop/go traffic management
SH1 Seddon
- Thursday, 7.30am – 4 pm
- Guardrail works
- Stop/go traffic management
SH1 –Tuamarina Track
- Friday, 7.30am – 4 pm
- Guardrail works
- Stop/go traffic management
Travellers going through Picton need to be aware of ongoing work on Dublin Street. A closure is in place until approximately March 2025, while a new overbridge and other infrastructure is built. More details can be found on the Marlborough District Council website and on the iRex project website
State Highway 6
State Highway 63
State Highway 62
Nelson/Tasman state highways
State Highway 6
SH6 Foxhill, Wakefield to Belgrove
- Monday, 9 October to Friday, 15 December. 7am – 6pm (Mon-Fri)
- Possibility of Saturday works at times as may be required
- Temporary Speed Limit of 30km/h. Road users can expect travel delays of around 15 minutes.
- Road reconstruction work
- During nights and weekends when no work is taking place, a 50km/h speed restriction will be in place
SH6 Whangamoa Hill, east of Wakapuaka Bridge
- Daily, 24/7
- Single lane closure with stop/go and 30 km/h traffic management,
- A shoulder closure will be in place at night.
- Slip repair works
- Expect short travel delays.
SH6 Dellow’s Bluff, Murchison
- 30 km/h speed restrictions. Road is open to two lanes
- Rockfall area
State Highway 65
State Highway 60
SH60 Takaka Hill, Tree removal
- Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am – 5 pm
- Removal of two dangerous trees north-west of Riwaka Valley Road
- Stop/go and delays of up to 15 minutes while trees are removed, cut up and carted away from the sites.
SH60 Takaka between Waitapu Road and Commercial Street
- 2 October to 10 November, 7am – 6 pm
- Pavement Repairs
- Stop/go traffic management with 30km/h temporary speed restrictions
- Drivers can expect 10-minute delays
SH60 Motueka, Lyndhurst Drive to Parker St
- Stop/Go traffic management, local road detours and temporary speed restrictions
- Wastewater works – Tasman District Council project
- Short traffic delays expected
- Ongoing until May 2024(external link)
SH60 Bird’s Hill, Golden Bay
- Road is open to two lanes, 50km speed restriction.
- Road underslip work.
