MetService and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are warning people travelling around Te Waipounamu, particularly Southland and Otago but also places which catch snow like Banks Peninsula, to be ready for winter weather, at the start of the school holidays.
Important information for driversWhile our summer maintenance programme is over, it doesn’t mean our contractors and road crews are getting a winter break. Their work goes…
Drivers travelling in the top of the South Island need to take care on the roads with weather watches in place for Marlborough and the Tasman Ranges west of Motueka.
SH1 Theodosia St through Timaru around the polytechnic between North and Arthurs Sts, is currently closed with police responding to a threat and cordons in place.
Important information for driversWinter driving and sunstrikeWinter brings shorter days and sunstrike is more likely because the sun is lower in the sky. This can make…
A new “parklet” initiative on Timaru’s main shopping street is proving immensely popular with the community, all while enhancing accessibility and reducing emissions.
If you are a regular user of State Highway 65 between Springs Junction and State Highway 6, or have travel planned in the area next week, you need to be ready for night closures on the route.
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 (11 June 2023).