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  •   Home > News > Environment

    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways

    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways


    They are:

    State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Palmerston

    State Highway 6 between Haast and Makarora (including Haast Pass)

    State Highway 8 between Fairlie and Twizel, and between Tarras and Omarama

    State Highway 79 between Geraldine and Fairlie. State Highway 80 between Aoraki-Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

    State Highway 82 between Waimate and Kurow

    State Highway 83 between Omarama and Kurow

    State Highway 87 between Kyeburn and Mosgiel

    State Highway 94/Milford Sounds Highway between East Gate (Hollyford) and Donne River

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     27 Oct: The Emergency Management Minister is praising South Islanders working through the long weekend as recovery from wild weather continues
     27 Oct: NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable
     27 Oct: The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives
     26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity
     26 Oct: Another burst of wild weather could complicate ongoing recovery efforts down south
     26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety
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     Today's News

    Accident and Emergency:
    A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall 21:17

    International:
    Two US Navy aircraft based on USS Nimitz carrier crash within 30 minutes in South China Sea 19:47

    International:
    Arnold Schwarzenegger accuses US states of trying to 'out-cheat' each other under Trump 19:17

    Accident and Emergency:
    A single-vehicle crash has blocked State Highway 2 in the Hauraki District near Karangahake Gorge 18:57

    Environment:
    Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round 18:37

    Boxing:
    Joseph Parker is adamant he still has the fire to climb the ranks of boxing's heavyweight division again 18:07

    Cricket:
    White Ferns captain Sophie Devine believes her team prepared for the World Cup's sub-continent conditions as best as they could, despite a disappointing end to her one-day career 17:27

    Netball:
    The Silver Ferns are keeping any details around coach Dame Noeline Taurua's reinstatement on the sideline until the end of the Constellation Cup 17:27

    International:
    Cost-of-living crisis and 'weight of the world' means we're socialising less than ever 17:07

    Rugby League:
    Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' first-ever NFL match-up against his former Green Bay Packers side has ended in defeat 16:57


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