Free flowing on the highway as cars start to reach the other sideScott Hammond/Stuff First northbound traffic passes through Ward. Close to 200 cars were lined up at the highway checkpoint in Clarence, north of Kaikōura, before the road opened just after 1pm. Meanwhile, a deer is on the loose on State Highway 1, about 4km south of Ward. NZTA State Highway 1 flyover• SH1 Mangamaunu to Waipapa Bay – ROAD OPEN - The road will close overnight at 8:30pm this evening. • SH 1, south of Kaikoura, between Peketa and Goose Bay – road open – The road will close overnight at 8:30pm this evening.

Source: Stuff December 14, 2017 23:28 UTC