The Ara TÅ«hono - PÅ«hoi to Warkworth Project advises that there will be night time lane closures and road layout changes on State Highway 1 (SH1) near the Johnstones Hill Tunnels over the next few months.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has set a new permanent speed limit on SH94, Lumsden, in Southland, to take effect in a month’s time from Friday, 16 October.

In Lumsden the existing 50 km/hour speed limit in the town will be extended 300 metres closer to Gore on the eastern side.

Four of ManawatÅ«’s highest achievers will be guiding kōrero at an upcoming celebration of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) co-hosted by Palmerston North City Council (PNCC), Massey University and the Central Economic Development Agency (CEDA).

Police are seeking witnesses to Thursday's car vs pedestrian crash on Queen Street in Thames.

An 82-year-old man was transported to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition but sadly died.

State highways across the Taupō region will be repaired and re-sealed over coming months, as Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s spring/summer road maintenance programme gets underway.

The Gore District Council’s resource consent applications to build a cable-stay bridge across the Mataura River, near the existing Gore traffic bridge, has attracted 46 submissions.

There are:

26 in opposition

17 in support

2 neutral

Police received a report of a truck tipping over on the Harbour Bridge just after 11am.

There are no reports of serious injuries at this stage, however a number of lanes in the centre of the bridge are currently blocked.

This is impacting traffic heading north and south.

On September the 4th, Ara Institute of Canterbury Visual Communications and fashion design students took their re-imagined, re-crafted and re-fined works of art to the people for an event held at TÅ«ranga in the central city for 2020’s Red Cross appeal event ‘Retooled’.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to expect delays crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge after a truck tipped over in high winds.

Dunedin’s bells will be ringing on Monday to celebrate the first toroa/northern royal albatross to return for the 2020/21 breeding season at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head.