1000-cubic-metre slip still blocking major Coromandel roadsupplied Helicopters will sluice the slip on the Thames Coast Rd, while diggers work the ground. A section of the Thames Coast Road remains closed after a 1000-cubic-metre slip came down during heavy rain. NZTA highways manager Karen Boyt said the road was only closed at Ruamahanga, but motorists needed to be cautious, as more slips were possible. Avoid the area if possible and use SH25A (Kopu-Hikuai) as an alternative routeWaikato road closures: Riverview Road, Huntly: closed from 4.30pm. Waitetuna Valley Road, Te UkuOld Mountain Road, RaglanTe Hoe, Orini Road and Tenfoot Road, Orini/TaupiriTe Puroa, Ngaruawahia: one laneBrien Road, OnewheroIn other parts of the wider Waikato, roads also remain closed after heavy rain flooded farmlands and caused slips earlier in the week.

Source: Stuff April 07, 2017 21:26 UTC