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      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    For South Island motorists: a crash has closed State Highway 73 between Arthurs Pass and Otira

    For South Island motorists: a crash has closed State Highway 73 between Arthurs Pass and Otira


    No detour available, and NZTA is advising motorists to delay travel.

    The Serious Crash unit is investigating the crash, which happened around 6 this evening.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     21 Jan: Police have called off today's search for a missing near Warkworth - north of Auckland - swept away in his car this morning trying to ford Mahurangi River
     21 Jan: Two people are injured - one seriously - after a two-vehicle crash about 1.30pm at the intersection of State Highways One and 73 - Yaldhurst Road - in Christchurch's Russley
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     21 Jan: Whitianga's completely cut off by flooding - and Thames Coromandel District Council's urgently asking anyone in low-lying areas across the district to move to higher ground immediately
     20 Jan: A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain
     20 Jan: NZTA says the damage at Waioweka Gorge on State Highway 2 - from the weekend's flooding, is extensive
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