NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is planning three nights of intermittent closures in the Lyttleton Tunnel to test its fire protection system. The fire protection system, which uses water sprinklers evenly spread along the tunnel, was completed .
Sustained heavy rain overnight in South Westland has seen further damage at Smithy’s Creek on SH6, between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). SH6 is closed from Franz Josef south to Haast today and overnight, .
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The highway to Haast in South Westland is closed from Franz Josef due to two slips covering the road with the recent intense heavy rain. One of the slips will be cleared by midday closer to Haast with the road open to a single lane at that point. Traffic .