Start: 9 Jan 2023 7:00am Due to long term Bridge & Roundabout works at Kaeo traffic light traffic management will be in place at Kaeo Bridge, Mon-Sun 24/7. Scheduled time: Scheduled time: Outside of these hours there will be a 30km/h speed restriction in place. State Highway 2 through the Karangahake Gorge will be closed between 8pm and 5am on Monday, February 10, and Tuesday, February 11, for slip repair works east of Karangahake Village. SH15 is open, but is reduced to one lane in Titoki, around the Tokiri Rd area. Expect delays. Scheduled time: Start: 5 Mar 2023 7:00pm We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Due to structure loading restrictions on this bridge, there is a 30km/h temporary speed restriction in place until further notice. End: 10 Mar 2023 7:00pm. Scheduled time: End: 8 Mar 2023 7:00pm. End: 11 Jun 2023 12:00am. Scheduled time: These contractors are experts who are extremely familiar with clearing slips and slip behaviour and were at a safe distance from the activity. Scheduled time: Goldfields Heritage Railway Track; Another shorter track as part of the Hauraki Rail Trail, this 9 kilometre track is a lot of fun for the whole family.Start your journey in Waihi and cycle through to Waikino. Scheduled time: End: 9 Mar 2023 6:00am. End: 18 Mar 2023 7:30pm, Scheduled time: Start: 20 Jul 2022 9:56am. Scheduled time: In the event of bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances, work may be postponed. . On Tuesday February 28th there will be traffic management in place from 7am to 5pm. The Karangahake Gorge offers a range of walking options, from short walk to full day hikes. Start: 13 Mar 2023 6:00am Residents access will be available to Mackaytown and Karangahake Village from the western (Paeroa) side and to Waikino Village from the eastern (Waih) side. This full motorway closure is dependent on various factors, including weather, and may be End: 24 Mar 2023 5:00pm. View our traffic map for the latest updates on delays, roadworks and road closures.
Scheduled time: Motorists are advised to proceed with caution. Crews will not be working on Saturday 22 May and the road will be open. Scheduled time: There is a year-round liquor ban at the campsite. Road improvement project between Iles Road and Owhata. Scheduled time: Scheduled time: Expect delays. Due to pavement reconstruction at Bushey there will be stop/go traffic management and temporary speed restrictions in place on SH1. Road Trips ; Help Center ; Travel Stories ; Tunnel Closure - Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway. Closure Two - THESE WORKS ARE NOW COMPLETED & THE TRAIL IS SAFE FOR RIDERS. State Highway 25 from Waiomu to Ruamahunga was also closed due to a rockfall with incredible footage of both slips emerging on social media. SH2 Karangahake Gorge - roadworks tomorrow. Start: 21 Dec 2022 8:51am Start: 9 Mar 2023 6:00am End: 31 Mar 2023 5:00pm. It follows an old gold mining rail line so is pretty flat. Work will be carried out between 9am and 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. This motorway ramp closure is dependent on various factors, including weather, and may be Start: 14 Dec 2022 11:00am Scheduled time: Road users should plan accordingly and allow extra. Please take extra care when travelling along this route. Eastbound traffic will be let through the site at 12:30am and westbound traffic will be let through at 1am. Due to maintenance works, the road will be closed in both directions on Sunday to Thursday nights between 8pm and 5:30am from Sunday 26th February to Friday 17th March. Scheduled time: - Some access past a fallen tree and slip at Kaimarama as clearance operations allow. postponed or cancelled at late notice. State Highway 25A (SH25A) - FULLY CLOSED
Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake Gorge, near State Highway 2, between Paeroa and Waihi, [1] and close to the small settlement of Waikino . Due to bridge works, there will be intermittent northbound lane closures in place on weekdays between 7am and 3pm from Wednesday 18th January for approximately three months. Start: 13 Dec 2022 10:00am SH 2 Melling to Dowse Drive Offramp, southbound, Wellington (. Start: 20 Feb 2023 6:00am Scheduled time: Detour in place, Scheduled time: Take extra care and expect delays of up to 5 minutes. Scheduled time: End: 10 Mar 2023 6:00pm. "On Friday, May 21, crews will start at 9.30pm to allow weekend traffic through before the closures. Due to works for the SH58 Safety Improvements Project, there is temporary lane shifts and various speed restrictions in place. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 2 Karangahake Gorge will be closed between 8pm and 5am on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February for road resurfacing. Start: 3 Mar 2023 7:00am Due to road widening works there will be Stop/Go traffic management with a 30km/h speed restriction in place from Monday 13th February to Friday 10th March between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday only. Start: 27 Jan 2023 11:00am. One driver can even be seen nervously reversing as mountains of dirt and vegetation cascades onto the road. Please use detour route and expect delays, Scheduled time: With the level of rain in the region, slips like this are forming all the time and theres a well-known risk of new slips forming or slips reactivating when theres already been a lot of earth come down. For personalised information about driving conditions on frequently used routes, motorists can also check out and sign up to On The Move at www.onthemove.govt.nz(external link). Resurfacing work, which will close the Karangahake Gorge for a number of nights, has been postponed and will now get underway on Sunday 16 October. Road users are advised to expect delays and travel with care. End: 6 Mar 2023 4:00pm. End: 2 Jun 2023 6:00am, Due to road pavement repairs taking place on SH39 Pirongia, between the Mangapiko Bridge and Beechey Street, Stop/go traffic management will be in place for two weeks from Monday 6 March to Friday 18 March between 6am and 6pm, Scheduled time: Due to resurfacing works, this local road will be closed in both directions with a Stop/Go in place on SH6 at the intersection on Thursday 9th March and Sunday 12th March between 6am and 6pm. Due to kerb and channel work on SH88, Ravensbourne Road, there will be stop/go traffic management and temporary speed restrictions in place between approximately Parry Street and the Ravensbourne Lookout. NZ Transport Agency is closing the road between Paeroa and Waihi due to asphalt resurfacing work. Whangamat experienced the second highest amount of rainfall with 68mm in the past two days, of which 60mm was in last 12 hours, compared to 66.5mm in Castlerock (in the Coromandel ranges) within a 24-hour period, she said. Waikino is still extant and is at the eastern end of the Karangahake Gorge Walkway and the Western end of the Goldfields Railway. Start: 14 Feb 2023 7:08pm. Scheduled time: Start: 3 Mar 2023 7:00pm REGO AND RUC LABEL ERROR: There was a postage error with labels purchased on the 15 August 2022. Northbound traffic only is permitted through this section of SH1 under caution, with speed restrictions and traffic management in place. Southbound traffic must use detour routes, as follows. End: 6 Mar 2023 5:00am. The work area is between Station Peak and Kurow on the Hakataramea Highway. The road is under traffic management and motorists are advised to take extra care through the area and expect delays, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said today. Start: 16 Feb 2023 4:40pm. The room that we were allocated was clean with its own bathroom. Scheduled time: A big slip came down on Tuesday near the Crown Hill Rd footbridge in the Karangahape Gorge on SH2, stranding some residents for a time but a video has come to light showing more slippage in the same area. Northbound, motorists travelling from Waih should take State Highway 25, turning onto State Highway 25A (Kp-Hikuai Road) and then State Highway 26 between Kp and Paeroa, with motorists travelling from Paeroa taking the same route, in reverse.. Following Cyclone Gabrielle, State Highway 50 is now open from Takapau to Hastings with various speed restrictions and traffic management in place. Plan your journey accordingly allowing extra time for travel. Time to dust off your togs and make a splash! End: 4 Apr 2023 5:00pm. Scheduled time: Expect delays. Plan your journey accordingly and expect up to 5 minute delays travelling through this area during these times. Stop/go traffic management will be in place today while the road is expected to be closed between 10pm and 2am tonight to . Start: 14 Dec 2022 10:06am Plan your journey accordingly and consider delaying your journey during closure times. End: 3 Apr 2023 5:00pm, Scheduled time: SH25 Thames to Coromandel OPEN
1:55PM UPDATE - ROAD OPEN State Highway 2 south of Waihi (Athenree Gorge area) is now OPEN following the earlier crash. Northbound traffic, turn left on to Troy Street, right on to Rongotai Road, right on to Evans Bay Parade, and left back on to SH1. Start: 5 Mar 2023 11:00pm A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency spokeswoman told the Bay of Plenty Times the perspective of the video was a bit deceiving because it has been filmed from across the river. Visit the interactive Waka Kotahi Journey Planner websitefor the latest information on roadworks, traffic, road closures and detours to help plan your trip. Delays up to 20 minutes can be expected. Scheduled time: SH 8 between Manuka Creek Road and Rhodes Road, Otago (, SH 88 Parry Street to Ravensbourne Lookout, Otago (, SH 8 Beaumont, between the intersection of Westferry Street and Beaumont Bridge, Otago (. End: 30 Jun 2023 12:00am. New Zealand Police You can receive instant email updates on major events and incidents, road crashes, closures and conditions direct from Police Communication Centres. Road users are advised to take extra care while travelling through this route as there are slips under priority give way rules following the severe weather event. Scheduled time: End: 10 Mar 2023 7:00pm. Due to storm damage, the Taihape-Napier road is closed to all traffic except essential workers and services. Start: 14 Dec 2022 11:04am Plan your journey accordingly, allowing extra time to travel through this area. End: 19 Mar 2023 7:30pm. Scheduled time: Motorists travelling from Paeroa take the same route, in the opposite direction. ------ 1:15PM 26SEP - STATE HIGHWAY 2. Due to earlier slips through the Dome Valley area, SH1 is open under caution. File photo. Start: 10 Mar 2023 6:00am Due to roadworks in the northbound lane there will be width restrictions and temporary speed limits on Bridge Street, Rakaia Township until 9 March 2023. | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Due to Awakino Tunnel bypass road surfacing works, there will be temporary traffic signals with a 30km/h temporary speed restriction in place 24/7. Alternative routes. With no traffic this is a twisted piece of public road . Karangahake Gorge is located in the North Island of New Zealand, with the nearest large and well-known cities of interest being Rotorua, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Auckland, making it perfectly suited to be included in any itinerary of the region. End: 10 Mar 2023 6:00pm, 2023 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, all rights reserved, All vehicles (including HPMV) please use detour route, SH5 to Reporoa Road on to Settlers Road and back on to SH5, SH 35 Waipiro Bay, near Kopuaroa Road, Gisborne (, SH 4 Parikino to Kakatahi, north of intersection with Hawken Road, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 2 Dannevirke, near the intersection of Otanga Road, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 51 Clive, At the Waitangi Park Bridge., Hawkes Bay (, SH 43 Aukopae, between Otunui South Road and Paparoa Road, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 36 Tauranga to Ngongotaha, Bay Of Plenty (. Due to resurfacing works, the westbound turning lane will be closed 24/7 from Sunday 5th March 6am to Thursday 9th March 6am. Scheduled time: Start: 10 Jan 2023 3:32pm Start: 17 Feb 2023 3:38pm. Right onto Managatawa Link Rd, left Truman Lane, SH 56 Awapuni, near the intersection with Te Wanaka Road, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 1 Mangaweka, near Mangarere Road intersection., Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 01 intersection 01 & 49, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 59 Linden to Porirua, northbound, Wellington (, SH 59 Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki, Wellington (, SH 43 Whangamomona Saddle, Manawatu-Whanganui (, SH 3 Uruti, near Uruti Road., Taranaki (, SH 35 Makorori to Whangara, north of Turihaua Stream Bridge (Turihaua Point), Gisborne (, SH 2 Paengaroa to Kaituna River (TEL Toll Road), Bay Of Plenty (, SH 2 Kaituna River to Papamoa (TEL Toll Road), Bay Of Plenty (, SH 2 Between Totara St and Aerodrome Rd, Bay Of Plenty (, SH 2 Katikati to Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty (, Follow designated detour route for local road closure, SH 3 Awakino to Mahoenui (Awakino Tunnel), Waikato (, Detour of SH3, SH4 and Kopaki Road adds around 12 kilometres to the trip between Te Kuiti and Maniaiti/Benneydale. End: 13 Mar 2023 6:00pm. Save. End: 10 Mar 2023 5:00pm. STAY UP TO DATE: You can now keep up to date with the latest in local news on the Valley Profile's new digital platform, The Coromandel App, download FREE at coromandelapp.nz/install or go to your app store and search 'Coromandel App'. End: 6 Mar 2023 5:00pm. Subscribe to the news alert to receive updates. Please take care and allow extra time for your journey. Top ways to experience Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway and nearby attractions Kakapo 21 Day New Zealand Small Group Tour 83 Recommended Bus Tours from $8,038.66 per adult Glass Bottom Boat Whitianga Cathedral Cove Cruise 487 Recommended from $76.62 per adult BEST SELLER Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua 287 Bus Tours from $82.37 SH 16 Eastbound Link to SH1 Southbound, Auckland (, SH 16 Eastbound Link to SH1 Northbound, Auckland (, SH 16 Lincoln Rd Off-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 16 Lincoln Rd On-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Shelly Beach Rd Off-ramp Southbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Esmonde Rd Off-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Full Closure Tristram Ave to Greville Rd Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Tristram Avenue On-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Upper Harbour Hwy On-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Oteha Valley Rd On-ramp Southbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Full Closure Oteha Valley Rd to Greville Rd Southbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Full Closure Silverdale to Puhoi Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Silverdale On-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Grand Dr On-ramp Northbound, Auckland (, SH 1 Full Closure Puhoi to Silverdale Southbound, Auckland (, SH 30 Tikitere to Rotoma, Bay Of Plenty (, SH34 to SH2 (via Matata) to SH33 (via Paengaroa) to SH30, SH 30 Te Teko to (SH2) Awakeri, Bay Of Plenty (, Detour is from SH30 on to SH34/Military Road on to SH2 then back on to SH30, SH 1B Telephone Rd/Holland Rd intersection, Waikato (. A truck carrying concrete slabsoverturned on SH2 near the intersection of School Road at approximately 5.30am, and the northbound lanes are currently blocked, with stop/go traffic management in place. Start: 5 Mar 2023 7:00pm postponed or cancelled at late notice. End: 17 Mar 2023 5:30am. Please use detour route and expect delays. The highway will be closed between 8pm and 5am on Monday February 15 and Tuesday February 16.. Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey this summer. Start: 6 Mar 2023 9:00am Plan your journey accordingly allowing extra time for travel. SH25 Whangamata to Waihi OPEN but extreme caution is advised. End: 31 Mar 2023 5:00pm. Detour south following Te Poi Road to SH29, right onto SH29 until SH27 and follow to detour end. Due to sea wall erosion, the road is down to one lane under temporary traffic signal control with a 30km/h speed restriction in place. SH 6A Queenstown, between the intersections with Melbourne Street and Suburb Street North, Otago (, SH 6 Murchison, from Hinehaka Road to the intersection of SH65 (Dellow's Bluff), Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 6 Belgrove, between Foxhill and Spooners Summit, Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 6 Kohatu to Quinney's Bush, Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 6 Wakefield, near the intersection of Barton Lane, Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 60 Riwaka Valley, near the intersection of Riwaka Valley Road, Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 60 Takaka, between Waitapu Wharf Road and Rangihaeata Road, Nelson/Marlborough (, SH 6 Invercargill to Lorneville, between West Plains Road and Lorneville Roundabout, Southland (. We are working with the payment provider to resolve this as soon as we can. UPDATE 4.05PM: . Start: 2 Mar 2023 10:35am Take extra care. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 33 min to complete. News . The total closure will allow us to minimise the total time needed to clear the trees. End: 13 Mar 2023 5:00pm. SH1 between Kaiwaka and Mangawhai Rd is OPEN under caution, due to clearance of multiple slips through the area. Plan your journey accordingly allowing extra time for travel. Please travel at the posted speed limit and travel with care through the work site. Start: 27 Feb 2023 12:57pm. Waikato Police investigating this morning's fatal collision that closed a vital link between their District and the Port of Tauranga say initial indications suggest a tragic quirk of nature may have contributed to the crash. Start: 16 Feb 2023 3:33pm. End: 13 Mar 2023 6:00pm. Scheduled time: Start: 22 Feb 2023 6:00pm Start: 15 Feb 2023 12:00am Please follow sign posted detours. Please stop on request and take extra care. Road closure update: The Karangahake Gorge on SH 2 between Waihi and Paeroa is closed and will remain closed for the rest of the day. Start: 6 Mar 2023 7:00pm SH2 Karangahake Gorge to CLOSE for four hours today following crash 25 November 2015 9:03 am | NZ Transport Agency: Waikato & Bay of Plenty The NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 2 (SH2) through the Karangahake Gorge will be CLOSED for approximately four hours today following a crash. Due to upgrade works, there will be Stop/Go traffic management with a 30km/h speed restriction in place on Wednesday 8th March night between 8pm and 6am. In addition, traffic flow (green: smooth . There is flooding at Manaia. End: 24 Feb 2023 5:30am. Expect delays. Due to continued deterioration, the Kopaki rail bridge on SH30 south of Te Kuiti will remain open to cars (without trailers) only. Northbound Heavy Vehicles: left off SH1 onto SH86, right onto Allanton Road, continue on Bell and Holylake Streets through Outram to SH87, right onto SH87, continue on SH87 through Mosgiel to the SH1 on ramp. Rain with heavy falls is expected. Section 1A: Karangahape Road Bridge. SH N/A Dipton-Castlerock Road, Dipton, Southland (. Contractors are still working to clear slip material and there is on-going truck movement in both directions. Exploring an old gold mining tunnel Image: Andy Belcher Start: 9 Mar 2023 7:00am Due to resurfacing works, SH96 will be closed in both directions with a Stop/Go in place on SH6 at the intersection on Sunday 12th March and Monday 13th March between 6am and 6pm. For access to Dipton-Castlerock Road from SH6, continue on SH6, turn left on to SH94, and left on to Dipton-Castlerock Road. Start: 14 Feb 2023 4:08pm. In the goldfields country: Train crossing the railway bridge at Karangahake, Auckland, Crown Battery in the background, 30 May 1907. Road users should plan accordingly and allow extra. We apologise for any inconvenience. End: 12 Mar 2023 6:00pm. We apologise for any inconvenience. resurfacing works - Katarina St between SH01 & Atirau closed - SH01 under stop/go and temporary speed limit, Detour in place, Scheduled time: