Washout closes State Highway 1 in Far North for the weekend, isolating residentsJOSH BATES/SUPPLIED State Highway 1 has been washed out in the Far North. State Highway 1 in the Far North has been closed between Whalers Rd and Lamb Rd, about 40 kilometres north of Kaitaia, from 4pm on Friday. MetService duty meteorologist Ravi Kandula said there had been "reasonably heavy" rain in the Far North on Friday afternoon, between 25 and 40mm. 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. 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".

Source: Stuff March 23, 2018 05:26 UTC