Live: SH3 at Awakino Gorge, SH4 closed overnight due to slips, flooding
MetService has issued heavy rain warnings for Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne, while heavy rain watches are in place for Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula.
State Highway 3 at Awakino Gorge has remained closed overnight after heavy rainfall, surface flooding and slips.
State Highway 4 is closed between Whanganui and Raetihi. State Highway 45 at Ōkato has reopened after being closed yesterday.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is urging drivers to avoid any unnecessary travel overnight and take extra care, if travelling around the region.
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