One person was seriously injured and another has minor injuries.

Those who must travel in and out of Whitianga must take the much longer routes towards Coromandel and Thames.

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06 Jan: Fisheries New Zealand's investigating after reports of illegal fish dumping near Great Barrier Island

06 Jan: Everyone's accounted for - after a house fire in Whakatane last night

04 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui

04 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five

04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened

04 Jan: Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening

04 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland

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