Orini Rd was closed overnight between Rutherford and Tenfoot Rds as the Serious Crash Unit carried out a scene examination. Serious crash closes part of Southern Motorway, AucklandUPDATE 1:22PMSH1 from Hill Road to Takanini southbound motorway is CLOSED. NZ’s annual road tollThe two new road deaths take this year’s official Christmas holiday road toll to four, after two deaths were reported yesterday. The second road toll death was recorded yesterday, after a single-vehicle crash on SH2 in Tangoio, Hawke’s Bay. New Zealand’s annual road toll this year is now 271.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 30, 2025 20:05 UTC