By Alexandra NewloveSpeed restrictions on a stretch off State Highway 1 will remain in place following an "unbelievable" offal spill stretching more than a kilometre. The spill, about 4km north of Te Hana, completely closed SH1 on Monday evening and triggered several days work for New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) contractors. The contractors had the delightful job of scraping the offal - 15cm deep in places - from the road with a grader. The spill was in the southbound lane in the area north of Vipond Rd, between Te Hana and Kaiwaka. The NZTA had yet to calculate the cost of the clean-up but was in communication with the trucking company responsible.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 16, 2016 18:20 UTC