Road LERT Info - News, information & Safety Road news

26/12/2025

So, you think you can multitask while driving? It could be the last thing you do....seriously!!

22/12/2025

Multiple roads have been closed because of crashes today.

Avoid getting caught out. Set up your own Txt road alerts at www.road.lert.info

21/12/2025

🚨Are you travelling the roads these holidays?

Xmas and the following couple of weeks will see an uptick in serious crashes, causing major road closures or delays.😧

Lert Info can help you with NZ's only National Txt road alert service for the public.

Check it out at www.road.lert.info . The small subscription could avoid you sitting in the car on a hot day with unhappy kids, or empower you to work out a "plan B "✅

Just register, and you'll get a month's road alerts. Then, if you don't renew the subscription, it just lapses.

08/11/2025

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03/11/2025

Look closely. There is a speed camera in this SUV.

It was on a 50kph road in Mosgiel, Dunedin.

They could be in you're town at some time. These are now operated by NZTA along with other camera options.

Stick to the speed limits and you'll be fine. Speed, and it will cost
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23/10/2025

Road closure status following Thursday's stormy weather.

See individual road status at:
https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions/west-coast/warnings/528300?panel-type=filters

21/10/2025

When the situation calls for it, we send EXCLUSIVE ALERTS after seeing enough data. This is one such case where we advise people to avoid travel.

In the Hawkes Bay there have been truck tip overs, wind wobbles and cars blown across the road.

In todays weather setup Cape Turnagain has had a wind gust of 222 KPH❗❗❗

21/10/2025

Wind blows over a truck in Hawkes Bay.
Full story below

https://Lert.nz/s?=q1

One person has serious injuries after truck was tipped on its side by a gust of wind on a Central Hawke’s Bay highway, one of a raft of road incidents that have prompted warnings to delay travel where possible.

21/10/2025

A total of 28 live alerts as at 4pm Tuesday. About 25% are road alerts - flooding, fallen trees, road wind warning and more.

For real time Txt road alerts - www.road.lert.info . NZ's only public txt service of it's type.

20/10/2025

Alerts sent to subscribers by 11am Tuesday. Wednesday updates will have the latest rain and wind estimates.

This rubbish weather is with us for a couple of days. Wind will be a particular issue for the South Island on Thursday.

You can get more than just weather alerts from our service - roads closed by fallen trees, crashes because of wind, power outages, plus more than 30 other categories at https://www.lertinfo.co.nz/

We keep our ear to the ground when you can't, and alert you when you need to know.

19/10/2025

⚠️Wind event on the way. ❗
Parts of the South Island can expect damaging wind gusts around Thurs.

We'll send alerts to affected areas with the next update from MetService New Zealand that pins down the details. There may be initial wind watches issued today.

Today's WeatherWatch.co.nz video for today covers it off nicely as affecting the inland Mid/Nth Canterbury.

Stay ahead of others with real time alerts delivered as Txt or email, we can help at https://www.lertinfo.co.nz/

https://youtu.be/X6pTG2pugac

Bursts of damaging gales are in the forecast for NZ this week ahead of some settled weather for Labour Weekend itself.Severe NW gales are expected around NZ ...