Important information for drivers.

Lower North Island

• Ramp closures and nightworks are planned for State Highway 1 Johnsonville this Sunday, road rebuild and drainage works continue at State Highway 1 near Kuku until 18 September.
  • Off-ramp and on-ramp night closures - State Highway 1 Johnsonville(external link)
  • Drainage works and road rebuild - State Highway 1 at Kuku(external link)
• On State Highway 58, there will be a night closure next Sunday (7 September) for night infrastructure works on Paremata Road, and safety improvements will begin at the Moonshine Hill Road intersection on State Highway 2 Upper Hutt from mid-September
  • Night closure next Sunday for infrastructure works on State Highway 58 Paremata Road(external link)
  • Work about to begin for State Highway 2/Moonshine Hill Road safety improvements(external link)

Top of the South Island

• NZTA/Waka Kotahi and NZ Police are asking drivers to keep their cool and slow down at road work sites across the region
  • Top of the South drivers - take it easy at road work sites(external link)
• Resilience project works continue on the Whangamoa Hill on State Highway 6 as do slip repairs at State Highway 6 Dellows Bluff
  • UPDATE: Improving resilience on State Highway 6 Whangamoa Saddle(external link)
  • Dellows Bluff slip repairs(external link)

The details below outline the main planned state highway roadworks occurring in the greater Wellington region and the top of the South Island over the coming week. Further details about regional state highway conditions and roadworks are also published on our website:

• Wellington Roadworks(external link)
• Wellington Transport Alliance(external link)
• Nelson/Marlborough traffic updates(external link)
• Tasman traffic updates(external link)

Weekly roadworks list as at 29 August 2025 [PDF, 346 KB]

Note: Road works are dependent on weather and other factors. Bad weather can see work postponed to the next suitable night in the works programme.