The NZ Transport Agency and the West Coast Regional Council are working closely with the new owner of Buller Taxis, the only taxi operator in Westport, to ensure the town maintains a service while legal requirements are worked through.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists to take extra care on South Island roads today and this weekend as a cold weather front is dumping snow, making chains essential on many routes.
People travelling on State Highway 1 (SH1) in the south Waikato are urged to drive with care with heavy rain and flooding causing potholes to form on the route.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the St Lukes Road westbound
off ramp in Auckland will be closed tonight (Friday 7 August) for emergency repair works to a guardrail after a crash caused extensive damage.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that SH73, the main road to the West Coast, has reopened. There was a half hour closure due to a truck and trailer getting stuck on the Otira side of the pass.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 14 August. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
| NZ Transport Agency and Gisborne District Council
A new contract for managing the Gisborne roading network will foster continued improvement and innovative approaches, and devote additional resources to communities such as Ruatoria.
After seven years at the helm of the organisation, NZ Transport Agency Chief Executive Geoff Dangerfield has announced that he intends to finish his tenure in December 2015.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists to take extra care on southern roads in particular Canterbury and the West Coast over the next three days. A winter storm is forecast over the South Island through to Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and snow.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the Constellation Drive northbound off ramp in Auckland will be closed tonight (Wednesday 5 August) for emergency works to repair a guardrail after a crash caused extensive damage.
The NZ Transport Agency is thanking Wellington motorists who were affected by the recent motorway closures that took place over the weekend and last night between Ngauranga and Aotea Quay.
The NZ Transport Agency starts five weeks of road repairs just south of Ohau Point, Kaikoura, from today (Monday, 3 August). Ohau Point is known for its seal colony and is about 25 km north of the township.
