Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: State Highway 1, south and north of Kaikōura to close from 8pm tonight, reopen 9am Wednesday
- South of Kaikōura, SH1 will close between Oaro and Peketa. There will be a soft (manned checkpoint) closure at the Leader Road, north of Cheviot, so drivers are aware there will be no access to Kaikōura from the south side of SH1.
- The northern closure is between Clarence and Mangamaunu.
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