Road Information

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Temporary road closures

Road closures for events are advertised on our public notices

State highways

For state highways (SH 2 Wairoa south, Opotiki north and SH35 via the coast) please visit NZTA's website(external link)  

Local road information

Note: There are 109 bridges and culverts with restrictions 

Road	Location	Status	Verified	Comments	Expected resolution	Updated	Maps/Photo
Kiore Road	Arakihi	Closed	Verified	Slips	To be advised	17 Jul 2018 10:32 am	photos
Arakihi Road	Whole road	Closed	Verified	Slips and drop-outs - total blockage point at 5km	To be advised	17 Jul 2018 10:31 am	photos
West Ho Road	Arakihi	Closed	Verified	Slips and dropouts - total blockage point Arakihi	To be advised	17 Jul 2018 10:33 am	photos
Tarewa Road	2 km to 17 km mark	Closed	Verified	Due to road conditions - until 30 September 2018	To be advised	20 Jul 2018 09:10 am
Motu Road	Whole road	Closed	Verified	Confirmed with Opotiki District Council, their end is also closed	To be advised	17 Jul 2018 10:34 am
Mangatokerau Road	Whole road	Closed	Verified		To be advised	17 Jul 2018 10:34 am
Takapau Road		Caution	Verified	Suitable for 4x4 only	To be advised	22 Jun 2018 11:36 am
Mata Road (upper)		Caution	Verified	Opening Friday night	To be advised	28 Jun 2018 03:28 pm
Shanks Road		Caution	Verified	Caution slips	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:46 pm
Tiniroto Road	30-36kms	Caution	Verified	Bluffs now open to one lane, caution required between 30-36kms	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 08:36 am	photos
Ngakoroa Road		Caution	Verified	Slip at 11km cleared, however may come down again. 4x4 only past 11km	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:21 pm
Wharekopae Road	Between 30km and the end of road	Caution	Verified	Caution required between 30km and end of the road	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 04:13 pm	photos
Christopher Road		Caution	Verified	Slips	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:44 pm	photos
Pehiri Road		Caution	Verified	Suitable for 4x4 only	To be advised	22 Jun 2018 11:38 am
Whakarau Road	20km mark	Caution	Verified	Dropout at Hoggs Hollow (20km) which is only passable by 4x4	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:32 pm
Bailie Road	Whole road	Caution	Verified	Only suitable for 4x4 due to surface	To be advised	14 Jun 2018 02:17 pm
Utting Road	Whole road	Caution	Verified	Only suitable for 4x4 due to surface	To be advised	14 Jun 2018 02:17 pm
Puia Street	10m in from Waipiro Rd	Caution	Not verified	Tree down	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:51 pm
Oliver Road	1km up from Matawai Road	Caution	Not verified	Roadside has slumped and is about to fall away into river	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:24 pm
Glenroy Road		Caution	Verified	Caution advised due to silt on the road surface	To be advised	13 Jun 2018 03:53 pm
Tuakau Road		Caution	Verified	Open with caution to 4x4 only	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 09:39 am
Horehore Road		Caution	Verified	Caution due to silt on the road service	To be advised	14 Jun 2018 08:16 am
Tarndale Road	At the two and a half km mark	Caution	Not verified	One lane has dropped out	To be advised	14 Jun 2018 02:46 pm
Armstrong Road	Where the Armstrong bridge is	Caution	Not verified	Substantial drop out needing Engineer and retaining wall	To be advised	14 Jun 2018 02:48 pm
Tutamoe Road		Caution	Verified	Open with caution to 4x4 only	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 08:32 am
Tuahu Road		Caution	Verified	Open with caution to 4x4 only	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 09:38 am
Huanui Road		Caution	Verified	Open with caution to 4x4 only	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 08:31 am
Matanui Road		Caution	Verified	Open with caution to 4x4 only	To be advised	15 Jun 2018 08:33 am
Kanakanaia Road	Between RAPID number 364 and 500	Caution	Not verified	Tree down partially blocking road. Tree is on a blind corner though.	To be advised	20 Jun 2018 03:22 pm
Tikapa Road		Caution	Verified	4x4 only due to reports of poor road condition	To be advised	21 Jun 2018 10:29 am
Waiau Road	At the 4 and a half km mark	Caution	Not verified	Significant dropout	To be advised	29 Jun 2018 02:59 pm