Archive for: slip

Gisborne Motorists Stranded

Gisborne Motorists Stranded

NZTA and emergency services  are trying to free stranded motorists and clear State Highway 2 after two large slips fell on the highway north of Gisborne this afternoon...

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Wgtn Trains Back To Normal

Wgtn Trains Back To Normal

Fingers crossed for Wellington train commuters in the morning. After another horrendous couple of days, thanks to repair work on the slips carried out over the weekend,...

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Another Johnsonville Slip

Another Johnsonville Slip

Update- Services are now running to timetable on the Johnsonville line. Earlier: Another slip problem on the Wellington lines. Services are being replaced by buses...

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Kaikoura Slip Almost Done

Kaikoura Slip Almost Done

More progress tonight on the Kaikoura slip. Both lanes of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura are opening. NZTA says the severe weather affecting many parts of the...

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Trucks, Rail Moves Again In South

Trucks, Rail Moves Again In South

Traffic is flowing once again on State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura after the highway was closed for nearly a week ago by a massive land slip last Friday night. NZTA’s...

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Rail Freight Can Move Thurs Night

Rail Freight Can Move Thurs Night

In the South island, KiwiRail hopes to re-open the Main North Line to rail traffic tomorow night almost a week after it was closed by a massive slip south of Kaikoura. KiwiRail...

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Kaikoura Slip is A Monster

Kaikoura Slip is A Monster

As much as 30,000 cubic metres of debris may have come down with the slip south of Kaikoura, blocking road and rail for days. The full job will take about 5,000...

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Buses, Not Trains, Can Now Get Through

Buses, Not Trains, Can Now Get Through

NZTA dealing with the massive slip at Kaikoura has managed to open the inland Kaikoura Route 70, previously a light vehicle detour around the massive slip on State...

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