The temporary or extended closure of New Zealand state highways — including SH1, SH2, SH5, and SH6 — due to causes such as earthquakes, slips, severe weather, crashes, or infrastructure hazards, and the associated disruption to road users and repair efforts.
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road closure from landslides in shenandoah
Floodgates activated, bridge on alert as heavy rain hits lower Northroads blocked by heavy snowfall
Heavy snow closes highways, triggers severe avalanche warnings in South IslandStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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