A landslide is blocking the State Highway 5 Napier-Taupo Road, near Mohaka Bridge.

A two-vehicle crash, involving serious injuries, is blocking the alternative route -- State Highway 2 near Tangoio Settlement Road.

Both roads could be closed for some time.

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