Far North to take 'humungous hit' after dramatic washout closes SH1JOSH BATES/SUPPLIED A 20m-wide, 5m-deep section of State Highway 1 has been washed out in the Far North. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is warning against those and Far North communities remain isolated. READ MORE:* Washout closes State Highway 1 in Far North* Thunderstorm risk for upper North Island"We want to concentrate our resources on fixing the road for our communities and visitors in the Far North. She said the FNDC and NZTA had "let the upper Far North down", and better resilience planning should have been "higher on the priority list". SH1 CAPE REINGA, WASHOUT - ROAD CLOSED - 4:15PMDue to a significant washout south of Pukenui in the Far North #SH1 is CLOSED with no alternative route available.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2018 21:34 UTC