Major slips cover State Highway 1 north and south of KaikōuraNZTA The NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 1 both north and south of Kaikōura is unlikely to reopen to traffic until at least mid-next week. The biggest slip came down just south of Okiwi Bay, to the north of Kaikōura. NZTA More than 200,000 cubic metres of debris came down across State Highway 1 at a single site near Okiwi Bay, north of Kaikōura. READ MORE:* SH1: The Road* State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura opens after 13-months* Kaikōura locals 'frothing' for State Highway 1 to reopen* Quake road rebuild spending tens of millions a month"The great news is we're all geared up, we've already got trucks and excavators working on clearing this material." State Highway 1 is one of the major arterial routes in the South Island.

Source: Stuff February 22, 2018 06:18 UTC