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11/08/2025

🔴CRASH, Road closed🔴

SH1 closed Northbound to Auckland at SH20/Great South Rd link to East Tamaki area.

Txt alert sent to road user subscribers at 08:55am.

If you're a commercial or long distance driver, our Txt Road alert service at www.road.lert.info will be useful. They are for State Highways and significant city traffic issues.

Just choose the Nth or Sth Island and we'll do the rest. We're here to help.

07/08/2025

Some snow has been falling in the South Island. Crown Range and SH6 Southland.

Subscribers have received various alerts from us in the last 90minutes. Chains are needed for the Crown Range Road.

Txt road alerts - www.road.lert.info

04/08/2025

Alpine road snow and Ioslated heavy rain.

Weather for the next few days isn't too bad. GFS and ECMWF models both have some elevated snow. (Pale blue patches)

Watch out for Alpine snow if you're travelling the passes. Road alerts have gone to our Road subscribers - www.road.lert.info

There could also be a couple of places that see isolated heavy rain, (red patches).

See the full picture - https://youtu.be/UURcQKHpjXo

The date is on the moving slide at the bottom.

A quick summary of the weather going out to August 10th.Pale blue on the snow maps is 10cm over a 24hr periodOn the rain maps, red is heavy rain.Txt Road ale...

29/07/2025

A couple of roads in Northland have been closed due to flooding or slips.

Text Road alerts were sent with maps and expected detours.

If future Text Road alerts would be helpful, just pop over to www.road.lert.info and register.

23/07/2025

South Island-wide ICE alerts this morning.

It's been a good freeze this morning for sure. Expect ice in shady areas. If the road is looking wet, most likely it's black ice. www.road.lert.info for Txt road alerts.

20/07/2025

Frosty roads need to be treated with respect. Avoid sudden hard braking, this may mean following further back from cars in front.

The winter frosts we’re experiencing in the colder parts of the country can make roads slipperier than you'd expect.

Adjust your speed: Slow down and avoid sudden braking or turning. By slowing down and increasing your following distance you'll significantly reduce the likelihood of crashing.

Slow down on bridges, flyovers, in tunnels, and shady patches on the road – these parts of a road cool down more quickly and may remain slippery for longer – and be especially careful in the early morning.

Conditions can change quickly, so remember to turn your headlights on dipped if it's raining, icy, snowing, or foggy. Many of us have silver, grey, or white vehicles which easily blend into the road, grey sky, and snow. Having your headlights on dipped makes you more visible to everyone and helps you see the road.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/nztransportagency/posts/pfbid0FSzkpU3WTJ7YDcNHKQGD6KjfbxEqSWQgvezDsHB8VZgoxtTMTmS6j5erpU55NPRzl

17/07/2025

🔴Beware the water!

Whenever you drive over water, direct tyre contact with the tarmac will lessen. At speed, you loose contact completely which means lost traction.

Please remember this when travelling at higher speeds, we don't want you to be one of the daily serious crashes we send alerts for.

11/07/2025

Maps of local and SH roads closed, as at 8am, in Marlborough and Tasman regions

11/07/2025

Rain is now causing issues in Tasman, and we've sent text road alerts.

To get South Island alerts (Great for all commercial drivers) pop over to https://road.lert.info/

We often have information that other sources don't have. This morning, we advised that several of these roads would close and they have. We expect a couple more by 6pm based on the rain that's falling.

We're here to help.

07/07/2025

Some Queenston Lakes roads are icy. Stay aware

https://Lert.nz/s?=j2

Heads up for Queenstown tomorrow: Lake Street closes to through traffic from 8.00am Wednesday to 6.00pm Friday. If you're driving through Lake Esplanade and Shotover Street, allow extra travel time as there will be more traffic than usual.

07/07/2025

Tasman - ground hog day?
Our first Lerts have been sent to subscribers, advising of yet another heavy rain period this Friday.
🔴At these times, our alert service takes priority so our subscribers get the real-time alerts and information they subscribed for.
The recent major event saw us send 30 alerts, not just for the Tasman region but localised areas for specific things.
🔴We will be sending more alerts for Friday's weather over the coming days, starting with weather watches, probably tomorrow. 📲🌧️
We truely want you to be more safer and more informed and safer. You can set up your own alerts in just 2mins at www.lert.info

04/07/2025

Update on Taranaki Roads status following the rainstorm.

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

https://www.facebook.com/TeKorimako/posts/pfbid0VKM2aXFfUe31Lx8ZrR3WkwxnnTJaSsTGmpGCdKZh2z6CPHzD5nmBHnSa6Ju9hrgNl?__cft__[0]=AZX0uNkmmOZlokQLcCZhM4_djwerR0Ckf0okHByxcuYVUy2b42Irc_q3FVRvHmP7XPxBZVqs1Fm0q2hIF_JpYRAVMhVKGZ39QDEZlVprebI0zImFzJmUtz9EsvR5TmGL2z3MrgMnt6Zz_O51RFDwp63gJAJyE-Yy4L83BmOBEIKSNj4l6eiAyHK0nhEKXzNrezZ7nOvKLSMgyt-HnY8XKNjNfg14irIo5mgQ5ezXiK9zpQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-y-R

CURRENT UPDATE AS OF 12.41PM

Taranaki roading crews working to clear slips and debris

Roading crews throughout Taranaki are working to open as much of the state highway network as quickly as possible, following heavy rainfall in the region.

As at 12.45pm:

" SH3 at Mt Messenger - southbound lane CLOSED. Traffic management is in place

" SH3 Awakino Gorge CLOSED between Oha Street and Papakauri Life On The Road NZ

" SH43 Forgotten World Highway CLOSED (between Whangamomona and Taumaranui - although non-essential travel along the entire route is not advised)

" SH4 Whanganui to Raetihi CLOSED but it will open as scheduled this afternoon, following the completion of planned repair work

Crews are currently onsite at SH43 and at Awakino Gorge working to clear slips and debris from those state highways.

Crews are also continuing to assess damage from potholes on the network, as a result of the heavy rain.

The southbound lane of State Highway 3 at Mt Messenger will remain closed over the weekend, with geotechnical experts examining the slip below the road.

Please avoid unnecessary travel if possible, and expect delays of at least 25 minutes.

As the heavy rain continues, crews are closely monitoring all state highways around the region for further damage.

NZTA is reminding people to take care and be alert for other areas with flooding or debris. Please drive carefully if you must travel.

Another update is planned later this afternoon.

In the meantime, road users can keep up to date with the NZTA Journey Planner.

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