Karangahake Gorge

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Image courtesy of "SunLive"

SunLive - Fallen trees and power outages as storm rages - The ... (SunLive)

File photo. SunLive. Karangahake Gorge and State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range between Hanga Rd and Old Kaimai Rd are both closed due to flooding and ...

Warnings and Watches for both heavy rain and severe gales also remain in place for many other parts of central and northern New Zealand. In addition, Red Warnings for severe gales remain in place for Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, and Taranaki. Red Warnings for Heavy Rain remain in force for Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Significant heavy rain and damaging winds are impacting many parts of northern and central New Zealand. Emergency services and council contractors are repsonding as quickly as possible to reports of downed powerlines, falling trees and debris. Cyclone Gabrielle is bringing widespread significant severe weather to northern and central parts of New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle is expected to continue moving southeast, tracking close to the east coast of the North Island, before moving away to the southeast from late Tuesday.

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SunLive - Current Central North Island road closures - The Bay's ... (SunLive)

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency urges road users to avoid unnecessary travel if they can. "Staying home keeps you safe and helps emergency services get to ...

Journey Planner is updated 24/7 by Waka Kotahi traffic operations centres, and is the best source of the most recent and reliable information available on state highway closures and disruptions. Safety of all road users and contractors is always our number one priority. A further update is expected mid-morning, after contractors have had time to reassess any damage. SH30 between SH33 and SH34 CLOSED - Due to multiple slips and fallen trees, SH30 is CLOSED between the SH33 and SH34. Due to fallen trees, State Highway 1 is closed between Rangipo and Waiouru. This stretch of the state highway remains closed due to large amounts of surface flooding, slips and debris. This stretch of state highway remains closed due to high winds, possible flooding, slips and debris. SH2 Karangahake Gorge CLOSED - Due to multiple slips, the Karangahake Gorge is closed. SH29 Lower Kaimai CLOSED - Due to multiple fallen trees, SH29 between Hanga Rd and Old Kaimai Rd is closed. SH2 from Pukehina to Matata CLOSED - due to multiple slips, the road is closed between Herepuru Road and Old Coach Road. SH2 Napier to Gisborne CLOSED SH35 Gisborne to ลŒpลtiki CLOSED

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Coromandel cut off: All major arterial roads are closed with no way ... (New Zealand Herald)

Across the Waikato, there are 20 state highway closures and 26 additional warnings about hazards on highways which signal things like trees down, surface ...

The SH2 Karangahake Gorge is fully closed due to numerous small slips, fallen trees, surface flooding and debris on the road. Remember to refresh the page when checking the status of highways to ensure that the latest updates are displayed. A fallen tree is blocking the SH25 Whangamata Bypass. Fully closed between Tairua and Hikuai due to flooding. Due to surface flooding, fallen vegetation and hazards on the road, extreme caution is advised on the rest of this section of SH26. Due to surface flooding, fallen vegetation and debris on the road, extreme caution is advised on this section of SH26. Due to small slips, surface flooding, fallen vegetation, and debris on the road, extreme caution is advised on the rest of this section of SH25. The Karangahake Gorge is closed and maybe for some time today. Due to slips, surface flooding, fallen vegetation and debris on the road, extreme caution is advised on the rest of this section of SH25. Due to small slips, surface flooding, fallen vegetation, and debris on the road, extreme caution is advised on this section of SH25. Due to numerous slips, surface flooding, fallen vegetation and debris on the road, extreme caution is advised on the rest of this section of SH25. Due to numerous slips, surface flooding, fallen vegetation and detritus on the road, extreme caution is advised on the rest of this section of SH25.

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