New Zealand Transport Agency
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AUCKLAND CITY — People will get the chance this Saturday (1 October) to leave a permanent mark on the NZ Transport Agency's new viaduct under construction at Newmarket in Auckland.
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More than 13,000 people used special bus services laid on for the three Rugby World Cup 2011 games in New Plymouth this month.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency advises Auckland drivers that exceptionally high tides are forecast for the Manukau and Waitemata Harbours later this week, and there is a risk some low lying sections of the city's motorway network may flood.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that as slips continue to fall in the Manawatu Gorge, people will need to allow extra time when traveling north to the Canada vs Japan match next Tuesday.
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The NZ Transport Agency and the Far North District Council have commissioned a new stock truck effluent disposal facility at Pakaraka on State Highway 1 between Kawakawa and Kaikohe.
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The final section of concrete deck on the new two-lane Kopu Bridge was poured on Monday (19 September).
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The NZ Transport Agency has announced the construction of a grade separated underpass from Welcome Bay Road as its preferred option to improve the SH29 and SH2A intersection at Maungatapu.
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The latest results from the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) show there are still big differences in safety levels offered by new cars.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency anticipates traffic will be heavy on the Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) and on streets surrounding Auckland's North Harbour Stadium for Thursday's RWC 2011 game between South Africa and Namibia.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is advising rugby fans driving to Whangarei for tomorrow's RWC 2011 match between Tonga and Japan to allow plenty of time for a safe trip.
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The option of using Clifford Bay in Marlborough as base for ferry terminal operations will be further investigated, Transport Minister Steven Joyce announced today.
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The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements.
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WAIKATO — The NZ Transport Agency is proposing to lower the speed limits on a section of SH2 with a history of fatal and serious injury crashes.
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The completion of a $5.2 million project to make State Highway 2 on River Road safer for motorists has been commemorated today.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has welcomed a Ministerial direction to refer its Notices of Requirement and resource consent applications for the Transmission Gully project to a Board of Inquiry.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists travelling north to the Canada vs France match in Napier this weekend to allow extra time due to the ongoing closure of the Manawatu Gorge from a massive slip last month.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is asking rugby fans heading to Whangarei for today's Rugby World Cup 2011 match between Tonga and Canada to drive with extra care because of unusually strong winds.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is advising rugby fans driving to Whangarei for tomorrow's RWC 2011 match between Tonga and Canada to drive with care and patience and allow plenty of time for a safe trip.
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The New Zealand Transport Agency is anticipating a 2012 construction start for replacement bridges on SH82 over the Waitaki River at Kurow.
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The NZ Transport Agency has published a comprehensive new set of regional crash analysis reports to provide a snapshot of road safety issues for regions across New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency is reminding people traffic on Auckland's motorway network will be heavy tomorrow (Friday, 9 September) leading up to the start of Rugby World Cup 2011and people should plan to travel early to reach their destinations safely and on time.
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A bank of 130 new high-tech lights will glow into action for this first time this Monday night (12 September) along a rural state highway in Auckland's when the NZ Transport Agency throws the switch to start a trial testing a new generation of lights for the country's state highway network.
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The Terrace Tunnel is lighting up like never before, with the first section of the tunnel's new lighting system switched on this week.
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Results from a survey released today by the NZ Transport Agency show that many parents are happy to turn their teens loose on the road without enough supervised driving practice.
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State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge will remain closed for at least another week to enable the NZ Transport Agency to carry out more work stabilising the slope, after more loose material came down overnight.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton's busy Bader Street and Normandy Avenue State Highway 3 intersection will take a step toward becoming safer when new traffic signals are activated at 11am tomorrow.
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Tow trucks will play an important part in the NZ Transport Agency's initiatives to ensure travel around Auckland is as trouble free as possible during Rugby World Cup 2011.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says it is pleased that it has been able to give Auckland Council financial confidence to enable Auckland Transport to expand its fleet of new electric trains as part of an extensive overhaul and upgrade of the city’s rail network.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency is thanking Wellingtonians for their submissions on the proposed Wellington inner city transport improvements, and says the feedback will be carefully considered as the proposals are further developed.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says it is pleased that it has been able to give Auckland Council financial confidence to enable Auckland Transport to expand its fleet of new electric trains as part of an extensive overhaul and upgrade of the city's rail network.
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The NZTA advises motorists that the Manawatu Gorge is unlikely to open until next week following further slips last night.
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The NZTA advises motorists the Manawatu Gorge is likely to remain closed until at least tomorrow to ensure the stability of the hillside.
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The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that the new Road User Amendment Rule contains several changes to traffic rules, in addition to changes to the give way rules that will come into force on Sunday 25 March 2012.
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The NZTA advises motorists the Manawatu Gorge is likely to remain closed for the rest of the day due to a slip.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is set to open stage two of the Kamo Bypass this Sunday (September 4) - three months ahead of schedule.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Tory St will get a splash of colour this week from local street artists as part of collaboration between the NZ Transport Agency, the Wellington Tunnels Alliance, and The Wellington City Council.
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The NZ Transport Agency has put in place a temporary speed limit on the SH50 Hawke's Bay Expressway near Napier Airport and other measures to help keep visitors safe on the roads during Rugby World Cup 2011.
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The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that there will be closures on SH2 and SH58 on Sunday night/Monday morning to enable a large transformer to be transported by Transpower from Petone to the Haywards Hill Substation.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the Manawatu Gorge is likely to remain closed until early next week.
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WHANGAREI — The NZ Transport Agency is planning a community day on Sunday, 4 September, to celebrate the completion of stage 2 of the Kamo by-pass on State Highway 1 in Whangarei.
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Auckland's historic Jacobs Ladder staircase in St Marys Bay will reopen next Wednesday (31 August) after being closed since March 2010 for work associated with the NZ Transport Agency's Victoria Park Tunnel project.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Workers using diamond wire saws have completed a significant construction milestone on the NZ Transport Agency's Newmarket viaduct replacement project on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) by cutting away the final concrete segments of the old southbound lanes.
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The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Police Commercial Investigation Unit have just completed checking nearly 278 taxis and buses in the Southern region in the lead up the rugby world cup.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is expecting a good turnout for community open days it is holding this week for people to find out more about the second stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (CSM2) project and the four-laning of Main South Road.
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AUCKLAND — New Zealand’s biggest and most complex roading project – Auckland’s Waterview Connection– is a step closer to completion with the NZ Transport Agency’s announcement, Friday, that it has chosen the preferred tenderer for the project’s construction.
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The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that it will reopen the SH2 Rimutaka Hill Road, but is urging extreme caution.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says some of the heaviest snow falls in decades could result in up to four Otago highways being closed until at least tomorrow.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says despite some of the heaviest snow falls seen in Canterbury for many years most of the regions highways are now operating again.
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The third and last extended closure along a section of Auckland's Southwestern Motorway (State Highway 20) will begin this Friday night (19 August) as the NZ Transport Agency's starts the final programme of works to improve the Maioro Street interchange in New Windsor.
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With the country in the grip of a wintry blast and significant snowfalls affecting roads around the country, the NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to check the very latest conditions on its website before travelling.
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With a wintry blast forecast to hit the country over the weekend, the NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to check the latest conditions before hitting the road, and to take extra care behind the wheel.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency is advising Auckland drivers that the Southwestern Motorway (State Highway 20) Maioro Street closure in New Windsor will be extended a further 1.2 kilometres along the motorway to the Dominion Road interchange this weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has announced its chosen alignment for the second stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (CSM2).
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Auckland’s new Hobsonville Motorway was officially opened today six months ahead of schedule by the Prime Minister, John Key.
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WAITAKERE CITY — The NZ Transport Agency advises that there will be lane changes in place on Hobsonville Road Bridge in West Auckland from this Thursday morning (4 August).
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Kopu Bridge, just south of Thames on State Highway 25, will be closed to traffic at 08:00 p.m.
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The NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers to plan ahead for expected changes to traffic patterns when the new State Highway 18 Hobsonville motorway opens in early August.
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Kapiti Coast District Council and the NZ Transport Agency are asking the public for feedback on how the existing state highway 1 can be revitalised .
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers using the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland that new administration charges for tolls paid for by phone or at the kiosks apply from tomorrow (Monday, 1 August).
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HAMILTON — Road users are set to benefit from $1.5 million of safety improvement works at the State Highway 3 on ramp, Normandy Avenue and Bader Street intersection in Hamilton, due to begin this week.
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Kopu Bridge, just south of Thames on State Highway 25, will be closed to traffic this coming Tuesday night.
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HAMILTON — Motorists travelling in and around Hamilton, now have access to up-to-the-minute travel information following the commissioning of 18 webcams on the city's state highway network.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers using the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland that the remaining manual payment kiosk at Puhoi was destroyed overnight, and there is a restricted service operating for drivers wanting to pay their tolls by cash.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency reminds Auckland drivers that the State Highway 20 Maioro Street closure in New Windsor will be extended 1.2 kilometres down the Southwestern Motorway (SH20) to the Dominion Road interchange this weekend.
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AUCKLAND — The skyline at the northern entrance to Auckland's CBD will start to change in August when the NZ Transport Agency installs the framework or truss for a new footbridge over the State Highway 1 motorway in St Marys Bay as part of the Victoria Park Tunnel project.
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The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists there will be several overnight closures on George Bolt Drive (State Highway 20A) starting this Sunday, 31 July that will have an impact on travel to and from Auckland International Airport.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is preparing to introduce new measures to improve young driver safety from next week.
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The Automobile Association and the New Zealand Transport Agency are pleased to release the 2011 safety ratings for used cars and announce a new Safe Pick rating for the safest vehicles in each category.
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WELLINGTON — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will be undertaking minor improvements between Ngauranga and Aotea Quay to improve traffic flow particularly during peak times.
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AUCKLAND — Good Samaritans from the NZ Transport Agency's Auckland Motorway Alliance have rescued a pet rabbit lost beside the city's busy Northern Motorway.
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While road crews have now re-opened the Desert Road section of State Highway 1 from Waiouru to Rangipo in the North Island, more snow and high winds are keeping driving conditions treacherous in parts of the South Island, with SH94 from Milford Sound to Lake Gunn closed at 2pm this afternoon.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that several state highways remain closed or restricted due to heavy snow this morning, and driving remains treacherous in many parts of the country.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that while several state highways have now re-opened to traffic, driving remains treacherous in many parts of the country and a number of highways remain closed due to the extreme weather conditions as heavy snow continues to fall in parts of the country.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers using the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland that they will pay new administration charges from 1 August 2011 if they buy their tolls by phone or kiosk.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that several state highways throughout the country are closed due to the extreme weather conditions, with some roads unlikely to re-open today.
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The NZTA advises motorists the SH2 Rimutaka Hill Road is unlikely to reopen today due to heavy snowfall.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists and East Coast residents that State Highway 35 is closed at Kopuaroa between Tokomaru Bay and Ruatoria after the approaches for the bailey bridge were washed out.
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The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that several state highways throughout the country are closed due to the extreme weather conditions, with some roads unlikely to re-open today.
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THAMES — The NZ Transport Agency advises that Kopu Bridge on State Highway 25 south of Thames is now reopen to traffic.
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THAMES — The NZ Transport Agency advises that Kopu Bridge on State Highway 25 south of Thames is expected to reopen to traffic around 7pm this evening.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) expects to finish design work to four-lane State Highway (SH 1) from The Groynes to Sawyers Arms Road section of Christchurch's Western Corridor by the end of this month.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency is reminding Auckland drivers of the need for extra care and patience as it prepares to close the Maioro Street section of the Southwestern Motorway (State Highway 20) in New Windsor after the evening peak on Friday (22 July) for four weeks to substantially complete construction of a new interchange.
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THAMES — The one-lane Kopu Bridge near Thames has been closed off due to a structural issue.
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WOODEND — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is asking Woodend and surrounding communities for their feedback on two highway corridor options under consideration to improve safety and traffic flows on State Highway 1 (SH1) through the broader Woodend area.
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AUCKLAND — The NZ Transport Agency says people will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to walk and cycle along Auckland's newest highway - the 6 kilometre-long Hobsonville motorway - on Saturday, 6 August, before it opens to traffic.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging Wellington residents to come along to open days this weekend to learn more about the proposed multi-modal improvements between Cobham Drive and Buckle Street.
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Following feedback from the community the NZ Transport Agency has helped improve the State Highway 1/Hill Street intersection in Warkworth following changes made to the light phasing.
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The NZ Transport Agency says it could be the weekend before a large part of State Highway (SH94) to Milford Sound re-opens after sustained heavy snowfalls in the area since last week.
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The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is providing a new solution for drivers who transport objects that obscure their vehicle's registration plates.
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The NZ Transport agency has installed the first five of 234 concrete bridge sections for the new northbound section of the Newmarket viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1).
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Work on installing a new gas pipeline on the Kawarau Falls Bridge on State Highway 6 between Frankton and Kelvin Heights near Queenstown, will result in limited overnight closures of the bridge from later this month.
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The four week closure replaces an earlier plan to have a series of phased closures over a 10-12 week period.
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The NZ Transport Agency says two Auckland taxi drivers have been penalised with instant $400 fines for refusing short journey fares, and four other drivers are under investigation for similar offences.
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The NZTA’s State Highways Manager for Auckland and Northland Tommy Parker says this is an exciting decision, clearing the way for the Transport Agency to shortly name the successful consortium to construct the country’s largest roading project to date.
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The NZTA's State Highways Manager for Auckland, Tommy Parker, says he regrets the delay but reassures the community that the Transport Agency remains committed to completing all the SH1 improvements as soon as possible.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has welcomed the final Board of Inquiry decision granting designation and resource consents to construct the Waterview Connection.
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AUCKLAND — The Victoria Park Tunnel structure in central Auckland was completed during the weekend when the last of 366 beams weighing 30-tonnes each were placed over the final opening in the roof.
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Students from three Thames/Hauraki schools - Kopuarahi, Ngatea and Thames South - have been chosen as finalists in the Kopu Bridge School Video Competition.
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NZTA Regional Director Central Jenny Chetwynd says this will be the first time the full set of proposals has been presented together as an integrated package, and the NZTA is asking Wellingtonians for their views on the proposals over the course of an eight week public engagement period running from today to 26 August.
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