27 January 2023, 2:40 AM
IF YOU CANT STAY HOME....DO!
CLOSURES
Dome Valley is CLOSED
SH16 is CLOSED
Whangaripo Valley is CLOSED
Brynderwyns are CLOSED
Mangawhai - access to Mangawhai via Waipu is blocked due to accident involving a truck
Kaipara Flats road - flooding impassable
Wayby Valley Road - flooding, impassable.
SH1 closed between Waiwera//Orewa/Puhoi and Warkworth - for at least a few hours until possibly 10-11pm.
Slips and delays elsewhere see below.
Wenderholm onramp is washed out, 4x4 car ideally.
Johnstones Tunnel - North and South side before tunnel is flooded and washed out . Go very slow.
SH1 Windy Ridge/ Schedeways Hill - multiple slips blocking road, be very careful, drive slow! Stop and go in place, expect delays.
Whangateau - flooding, still passable at the moment but be careful.
Matakana Valley Road - Slips along the road, take extra care.
Leigh Road just out from matakana the hill before the Oyster shop is half blocked with a massive slip
SH1 Southbound between Te Hana and Topuni - tree down covering one lane and flooding at the bridge, expect delays. Just passable.
SH Puhoi to Wellsford - Traffic is expected to be busy northbound through this area from 3pm to 6pm on Fri 27 Jan, and again from 10am to 1pm on Sat 28 Jan. Road users are advised to allow extra time for their journeys or consider travelling outside these periods. Please drive to the conditions.
Wellsford Valley Road - flooding 4x4 only.
Port Albert Road - flooding and is impassable.
Gibbons Road, Kaiwaka - flooding