New Zealand Transport Agency
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TAUPO — State Highway One at Bulli Point south of Taupo has now reopened to traffic.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has confirmed the Milford Road between Falls Creek and Monkey Creek that was closed by a massive slip last Friday night will re-open today, Thursday 18 October 2012 at 1pm.
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With traffic expected to be heavy over Labour Weekend, the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is advising motorists to plan ahead to avoid expected delays and allow additional travel time for their journeys where necessary.
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MILFORD — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says a temporary single lane road it is building to skirt around a massive slip on the Milford Road between Falls Creek and Monkey Creek should open later tomorrow, Thursday 18 October 2012.
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State highway traffic in Auckland and Northland is expected to be heavy this Labour Weekend - the first holiday weekend after winter - and the NZ Transport Agency advises people to plan to avoid delays and allow additional time for travel.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says it will be Thursday, 18 October before the section of the Milford Road between Falls Creek and Monkey Creek that was closed by a massive slip last Friday night is re-opened to traffic.
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TAUPO — Truck removal on SH1 at Bulli Point south of Taupo will close highway for 7 hours this Thursday from 9.00am State Highway One at Bulli Point south of Taupo will be closed this Thursday (18 October) for 7 hours from 9.00am until 4.00pm to allow the safe removal of a truck which rolled off the highway earlier this week.
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SOUTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says contractors will use explosives to break up and clear massive boulders brought down onto the Milford Road by a major landslide on the weekend.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says ancillary works at the State Highway 3 Manawatu Gorge slip site are continuing to progress well, with rock bolting now completed and traffic flowing smoothly through the site.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency says work started this morning to dismantle a well-known landmark on the Auckland motorway skyline - the launching gantry affectionately known as 'Big Blue' on the Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project.
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NORTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers that from this Sunday (14 October), there will be delays on a section of State Highway 12 in Northland due to maintenance work at Hardies Bridge between Ruawai and Paparoa.
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NORTHLAND — Work has started on repairs to a section of storm-damaged State Highway 10 near Kaeo in Northland, and the NZ Transport Agency is advising all drivers that care will be needed travelling through the work-site.
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The first of seven bridges to be completed as part of the Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato Expressway was opened to traffic today, following a blessing by local iwi.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The skyline on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) has changed dramatically after a successful operation last night to lift the first section of a new footbridge into place south of the Newmarket Viaduct.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency will close a section of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) near the Newmarket Viaduct tonight to complete the installation of a new footbridge across the highway.
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AUCKLAND — Drivers using motorways in Auckland are advised by the NZ Transport Agency that a busy programme of works during the next two days will have an impact on their travel across the network.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the St Mark's Road onramp to Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Newmarket will be closed today (8 October).
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AUCKLAND — Works to improve the Papakura interchange on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) is ahead of schedule and the NZ Transport Agency will open the new northbound on-ramp this Monday (8 October) earlier than expected.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will hold an open day next week to give the local community and businesses an opportunity to find out more about the agency's plans to improve safety and ease traffic congestion on Russley Road.
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NORTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that there will be delays on a section of State Highway 12 in Northland later this month due to maintenance work at Hardies Bridge between Ruawai and Paparoa.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency says it will resume work this Sunday night to complete Auckland's Jacobs ladder footbridge and hopes to have the new walkway over the State Highway 1 motorway at St Marys Bay completed before Christmas.
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GISBORNE — A month after predicting the closure of the Gisborne-Wairoa rail line, Federated Farmers is disappointed, but not surprised, the line between Napier and Gisborne is to be ‘mothballed’.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that there will be overnight closures on Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Newmarket this Sunday, 7 October, while the new Dilworth Footbridge is lifted into position across the traffic lanes.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) last week awarded the $1 million contract to enlarge the Maranui storm water treatment pond to HEB Construction Limited.
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NZTA Chief Executive Geoff Dangerfield said road crashes were the single biggest killer of teenagers in New Zealand, teens were over-represented in crash statistics, and a big part of the reason was the lack of safety features in the cars many teens drive.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Final work is underway to have the Wellington Street on-ramp in central Auckland ready to re-open for traffic joining the northbound lanes of State Highway 1 motorway next Monday morning (8 October).
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The NZ Transport Agency says slip debris that came down overnight on State highway six at a slip site near Makarora has forced the closure of this section of highway for a second night.
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The NZ Transport Agency is welcoming today’s announcement of additional Crown funding to bring forward the design and construction of additional passing opportunities on SH2 between Napier and Gisborne in order to improve journey times and efficiency on this key inter-regional freight route.
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AUCKLAND — Some 50 kilometres of Auckland roads have had their State Highway status uplifted and their ownership has been transferred from the NZ Transport Agency to Auckland Council, and they will now be maintained and operated as local roads by Auckland Transport.
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NGARUAWAHIA — NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that work is underway this week to repaint the Waikato River Bridge on State Highway 1 at Ngaruawahia.
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SOUTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says tonight's closure of State highway six at a slip site near Makarora is due to heavy rain today further destabilising some areas of the slip.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says completion of Auckland's Western Ring Route marks a significant milestone tonight (Sunday 30 September) with the start of enabling works at Waterview at the northern end of the Waterview Connection project.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The work to stabilise the slip face that closed State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge in March is now complete says the NZTA, with the work to fully reinstate the road to begin later next month.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is starting work next month on the next stage of its project to improve State Highway 1 through central Whangarei.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says the public can now use the just completed section of the State Highway 88 walking and cycling path between the Maia to St Leonards in advance of its official opening in November.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Life is returning to normal on State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge, with traffic flowing smoothly after two days of two-lane operation.
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The NZ Transport Agency says it will review at midday tomorrow, Saturday 22 September, the overnight closure it has had in place since earlier this week at the site of a large slip above State highway six 16km south of Makarora.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — More relief is at hand for Manawatu motorists.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Work to improve the safety of the unstable rock at Ruato Bay Rotoiti which reduced SH30 between Rotorua and Whakatane to one lane is progressing well says, the NZTA.
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The NZ Transport Agency says the risk posed to motorists by a large slip above State highway 6 about 45km north of Wanaka prompted its decision put in place overnight closures on this section of highway.
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Motorists will see a key milestone on the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project take place this week, as piling starts for the two Domain Road interchange bridges.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has released its plans to four-lane State Highway 1 (SH1) past Christchurch Airport to ease traffic congestion and improve safety on this busy section of highway.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is keen to work with the Te Aroha Business Association, the Matamata-Piako District Council and the wider community to find safe alternatives for promotional signage for the town.
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WAIKATO — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will hold an open day next week to present a new interchange option being considered for the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway.
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Changes to the graduated motorcycle licensing system, to ensure novice motorcyclists are better prepared to drive safely on the road, will come into force over the next couple of months, says Associate Transport Minister Simon Bridges.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to re-use the old, one-way Kopu Bridge near Thames.
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The NZ Transport Agency has praised Electricity Ashburton’s decision to use underground power cables on two sections of State highway in Mid Canterbury - a move it says will help improve road safety in the area.
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The NZ Transport Agency says the latest results from the new restricted licence practical driver testing regime show that more learner drivers are getting the message that a higher level of preparation and practice is needed to pass the new tests.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says the new road structures at the Manawatu Gorge are substantially complete, and work is entering its closing stages as the highway looks set to reopen to two lanes in the next month.
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Okere Bridge on State Highway 33 near Mourea in the Central Bay of Plenty has been given the green light by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) for High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMVs), which the Agency says will help to make the movement of goods through the Central Bay of Plenty more efficient and support the region’s economic growth.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists there will be closures on SH20A (George Bolt Memorial Drive) - in two locations between State Highway 20 and Montgomerie Rd, starting this evening, Tuesday, 4 September, for re-surfacing work.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says the new section of highway at the Manawatu Gorge is operating smoothly, and it expects to open the road to two way operation by the end of September.
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HAMILTON — The New Zealand Transport Agency would like to remind motorists of the upcoming closure to Te Kowhai Road as construction on the Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway enters its final stages.
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The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that there is no change to the status of the Puhoi to Wellsford road of national significance north of Auckland, and apologised for any confusion caused by an error in a pamphlet published yesterday as part of announcements for the 2012-15 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency says preparations to get central Auckland's Wellington Street on-ramp ready for re-opening are well underway.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Making Hawke's Bay more competitive, fostering economic growth, and improving road safety is the focus of a three-year package of transport investment for the region announced today by the NZ Transport Agency.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency has today announced an unprecedented investment of $1.25 billion to boost economic growth and provide people with safer, easier journeys throughout the Wellington region.
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TARANAKI — Unlocking economic productivity is the focus of a record investment in Taranaki roading infrastructure, following the announcement of a three-year package of transport investment for the region.
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SOUTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency has announced the details of a $165m programme of investment in the Southland region's transport system over the next three years through the 2012-15 National Land Transport programme.
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GISBORNE — Toughening up the transport backbone of Gisborne's economy to help move people and freight is the focus of a multimillion dollar transport package announced by the NZ Transport Agency today, including $100m for the upkeep of the district's roads over the next three years, and further investment on roading improvements.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The NZ Transport Agency has today announced a multimillion dollar transport package to boost economic growth and safety throughout the Manawatu/Whanganui region, including nearly quarter of a billion dollars on the upkeep of the regional roading network.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today announced the details of an approximate $800 million programme of investment in Bay of Plenty's land transport system over the next three years.
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CANTERBURY — The NZ Transport Agency has announced an investment of approximately $1 billion in Canterbury's transport system over the next three years through the 2012-15 National Land Transport programme, that sees major investments in Christchurch's roads of national significance projects, public transport and repairs to quake damaged transport infrastructure.
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WAIKATO — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today announced the details of an approximate $1.3 billion programme of investment in Waikato's land transport system over the next three years.
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The NZ Transport Agency has today announced the details of a $12.28 billion programme of investment in New Zealand's land transport system over the next three years.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency has announced that the Gorge will partially reopen just in time for spring, with motorists set to be waved through tomorrow evening (Wednesday 29 August 2012).
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is re-emphasising its message to motorists to avoid stopping on State Highway 46 near Tongariro, following volcanic activity in the area in the last month.
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TAURANGA — The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) expects that State Highway 29 (SH29) at Ruahihi Bluffs will be fully reopened following a final inspection tomorrow morning after the blasting work to remove a column of unstable rock was successfully completed on Saturday.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Relief is just around the corner for Manawatu motorists, with the NZ Transport Agency confirming today that it expects to reopen the Manawatu Gorge to one lane mid to late next week.
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NORTHLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says a section of storm-damaged State Highway 10 in Northland has re-opened to two lanes of traffic weeks earlier than planned.
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TAURANGA — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) would like to remind drivers that State Highway 29 at Ruahihi Bluffs, west of Tauranga will be closed for most of this weekend from 7.00am to 6.00pm on Saturday (25 August) and Sunday (26 August).
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The NZ Transport Agency and Police are urging motorists to slow down when travelling on State Highway 1 (SH1) past the new Atiamuri Bridge construction site.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency and Hutt City Council are moving into the next phase of a trial to find ways to improve traffic flows at the Melling intersections of State Highway 2.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that due to a major computer system upgrade several of its vehicle transactions and services will not be available this weekend.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says crews at the Manawatu Gorge have enjoyed a productive week rebuilding the highway and are now pushing for one lane to be reopened at the end of the month.
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TAURANGA — The NZ Transport Agency reopened State Highway 29 at Ruahihi Bluffs, west of Tauranga, at 5.00pm today with the closure of the road tomorrow cancelled, the agency says this section of the road will remain open to a single lane for the rest of the week.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency has announced its plans to progress the 'Option A' bridge option around the Basin Reserve to untangle traffic congestion and free up space for public transport, pedestrians, and cyclists to get around more easily.
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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says State Highway 29 (SH29) at Ruahihi Bluffs will be reopened from 6.00pm this Saturday (18 August) to allow night time travellers to pass through the area, when work to remove unstable rock is stopped for the day.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says it has taken a significant step towards the completion of Auckland's Western Ring Route by starting negotiations with a preferred tenderer to the $270million Causeway Upgrade Project on State Highway 16 (Northwestern Motorway).
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency welcomes a $1000 court fine an Auckland taxi driver must pay after twice refusing to accept a fare because the journey was too short.
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TAUPO — Winter is here, and for parents with teenagers heading the Taupo Winterfest, it's time to start thinking about how you can help your teen drivers prepare for a safe journey to and from the festival.
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NORTHLAND — Heavy weekend rain has caused a section of State Highway 10 in Northland to subside and the NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that extreme care is needed.
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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says State Highway 29 (SH29) at Ruahihi Bluffs is to be closed this weekend so that rocks can be removed to minimise the risk of further rock falls onto the state highway.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says crews are close to laying down the new road surface on the rebuilt section of road at the Manawatu Gorge, and the countdown has begun for a two-phased reopening of the road in September.
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The NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport (AT) have announced plans to re-open the Wellington Street on-ramp in the city's busy Central Motorway Junction.
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The Automobile Association and The NZ Transport Agency today announced the release of the 20th anniversary edition of the Used Car Safety Ratings brochure.
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Today, representatives from the Hauraki District Council, Thames Coromandel District Council, the Historic Places Trust, the Kopu Landowners and Occupiers Association, ‘Save the Kopu Bridge’ group, the Institute of Professional Engineers NZ (IPENZ), the NZ Transport Agency and other representatives of the local community, met in Thames to discuss the old Kopu Bridge.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The NZ Transport Agency is today welcoming the Government’s decision to put the Buckle Street section of SH1 (between Tory and Taranaki Streets) underground and create a new unified memorial precinct at the New Zealand War Memorial.
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SOUTHLAND — The current cold weather is another that it also winter festival season in Otago with Burton High Fives festival being staged in the Cardrona Valley near Wanaka from 15 - 18 August 2012.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The NZ Transport Agency says the rebuilding of the Manawatu Gorge highway is entering its final stages, with work progressing strongly despite a deluge of rain over the last week.
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Two NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) projects have been recognised recently for their high degree of environmental compliance, each winning an award from the Waikato Regional Council for achieving a high quality of erosion and sediment control on earthworks.
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LOWER HUTT — From Monday 6 August the New Zealand Transport Agency and Hutt City Council are running a trial on the traffic signal phasing at the Melling intersection on State Highway 2.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says excavation work for the first of the Waterview Connection's two 2.4 kilometre-long motorway tunnels beneath suburban Auckland is on-track to begin next year, with today's ceremonial ground-breaking for a 30 metre deep trench needed for the construction of the project's twin tunnels.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that State Highway 2 is once again flowing freely following severe congestion this morning.
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Collaboration and consistent messaging are key ingredients in an initiative launched recently between the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Waikato Regional Council.
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Changes to simplify the road user charges (RUC) system for everyone who uses it take effect from today (August 1).
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is not expecting any delays for incoming rugby fans travelling to Hamilton this weekend for the big game.
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AUCKLAND CITY — One of Auckland's most historic transport connections - the Old Mangere Bridge across the Manukau Harbour - is to be replaced by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Auckland Council within the next five years.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is reminding motorists to take care driving around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions today following last night’s heavy rain with more heavy showers expected in both areas today.
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