Current Events

A truck has rolled over on a road being used as an alternate route around the closed Manawatu Gorge.

The crash happened on Saddle Road, Woodville in the Tararua District, at 7.30 this morning and luckily there were no injuries.

However, the truck needs to be taken away and the road will be closed from 9am while the vehicle was removed.

The road would be closed for at least six hours.

NZ Herald

Current Advents.

 Heavy rain has forced a number of roads around Hawke's Bay and the Napier-Taupo road, as a strong weather hits the region.

The Eastern District Police this morning said State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo would be closed for the foreseeable future due to surface flooding.

NZTA have said Makahu Road is shut, and falls have closed Glengarry Road and Waipunga Road.

NZ Herald.