Delays at Manawatu Gorge by-pass road
Police are at an incident where a truck's trailer unit has slid off the road blocking one lane on the Saddle Road, which is currently the main route through the Manawatu Gorge. Police on scene report part of one lane is still open but with caution. Police are asking motorists to delay their travel or use the Pahiatua track to...
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Roadworks cause delays on Napier to Taupo Rd
For the next 10 weeks, motorists travelling the State Highway 5 route from Napier to Taupo can expect slight delays through the Mohaka stretch as a bridge...
Driver frees himself after truck crashes down bank
The driver of a truck and trailer unit which went over a bank on the Titiokura stretch of SH5 this morning was able to get himself out of the cab and escaped...
Minor hold ups expected on roads
Work projects and community events are taking place throughout Hawke's Bay's state highway network and motorists can expect minor delays, the New Zealand Transport...
Booze factor in two road deaths
Fatigue and alcohol are being cited as factors in the death of two Flaxmere men thrown from their vehicle near Pakipaki in October last year.
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Be cautious with hikoi hitting road
Motorists travelling between Napier and Clive on SH2 on Waitangi Day are being urged to drive cautiously on the stretch, which will be the roadway for a planned...
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June earliest date for gorge re opening
Motorists to and from Hawke's Bay will not be able to use the Manawatu Gorge until mid year at the earliest - about a year after it was blocked by a major slip.
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Road deaths up in January
The number of deaths on New Zealand's roads is up for the month when compared with January last year.
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Delays add to journeys
State Highway 2 between Takapau and Wairoa is the busy spot for maintenance workers, logging crews and general service contractors with work being carried out at 10...
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New surface on way at 'high...
One of the region's busiest open road intersections, which links State Highway 2 and SH5 at Eskdale, is undergoing major surface reconstruction.
Arrests made in aggravated robberies...
Christchurch police have today arrested two men in connection with the aggravated robberies of two pharmacies during the past week.A 39-year-old has been charged...
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Text To Editor: 23/02/12
Sorry but people do have every reason to moan about the Hastings Cemetery gardens. After many phone calls and no action we weed the garden where my father rests.
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