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Wairoa District Council is responsible for the maintenance of around 830km of roads around the district, not including State Highways, which are taken care of by the NZ Transport Agency. With such a vast network of routes, it is not surprising that 50 percent of rates go towards roading.

News and updates

Resealing Work

Somerville Street is being resealed today. We will post further updates as we received them. Thank you for your understanding.

ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE - KOTARE ROAD 0.45km
8am Saturday 18 October – 4pm Sunday 19 October 2025.

Kia ora Wairoa, Kotare No.1 Bridge will be closed this weekend for emergency repairs on abutment.

Thank you for your understanding.

Car Park Section behind dollar heaven Closed - UPDATE OCTOBER 14
The section of carpark behind Dollar Heaven, between New World and Kahungunu Executive remains closed for drain construction.
 
The team is still working on connecting drains and reestablishing the roadway.
Erepeti Road Closure - UPDATE OCTOBER 15
The drop out repair is making good progress and it is anticipated that the road will be open by the end of the week.
Blacks Beach Project – Night Works - UPDATE OCTOBER 15

Monday - Wednesday next week (October 20 - 22) there will be delays for motorists as there will be holds to traffic at times to complete concrete spraying. We appreciate your patience during this time.  

Blacks Beach now has traffic lights operating 24 Hours a day. For the safety of everyone, please reduce your speed as you go through this area. The team are reporting there have been some near misses.

Wairoa District Council is responsible for the maintenance of around 830km of roads around the district, not including State Highways, which are taken care of by the NZ Transport Agency.

The Council's Infrastructure Business Unit (IBU) is responsible for managing the maintenance of the road, while the actual work is carried out by contractors. It's a big job, which is why it has a dedicated team assigned to the task.

IBU is also responsible for organising emergency repair work on local roads. Please contact us to report any damage to local roads or public infrastructure.

Information regarding the status of the State Highways can be found at the NZTA website.

 

RoadLocationStatusCommentsTime Frame to be OpenedUpdated
Carpark Behind Dollar Heaven  

Closed

Drain Construction Atleast a week 6/10/25
Erepiti Road 5.8km mark

CLOSED

Drop out  Approx. 4 weeks 6/10/2025
Nuhaka - Opoutama Road Blacks Beach

One Lane Closed

  November 2025 17/07/2025
Te Reinga Bridge  

Open

OPEN TO vehicles with a maximum weight of 44 tonnes and a speed limit of 10kmh.

  20/05/2025
Nuhaka River Road 2.5km CLOSED Closed to 2.5km due to slips/washouts. Long TERM 13/12/2023 09:00
Russell Parade ALL CAUTION ADVISED Dropouts along river, down to single lane.   13/12/2023 09:00

Current status of bridges

Status:

Bridge Name:

Road Name:

Issues:

Black

Glenbrook (Waikare) Bridge

Glenbrook Road

Bridge washed out from Abutment A- Pier D.
Temporary Ford Crossing now in place (not 50max or HPMV)

Black

Te Puna Bridge

Mangapoike Road

Pier C displaced and no longer supporting bridge structure. Structural analysis proved that bridge can collapse at any moment.
Temporary Ford Crossing under construction

Black

Te Reinga Bridge

Ruakituri Road

Pier C gone- structural capacity severely compromised and collapse likely.

Bridge Removed, temp bridge being constructed

Red

Otara Culvert

Woodland Road

Road blown out on either side of culvert, culvert support severely undermined.
Road repaired - fully open

Red

Kakariki Farm Road

Kakariki Stream Culvert

Road blown out on either side of culvert, culvert support severely undermined.
Road Repaired - fully open

Orange

Kotare No.1 Bridge

Kotare Road

Approach undermined, temporary repair job completed, speed restriction in place.

Orange

Tukemokihi Bridge

Mangapoike Road

Pier B spread footing foundation undermined from scour.
Repair complete

Orange

Avalon Bridge

Brownlie Road

Abutment A approach undermined on upstream and downstream ends. Possible undermining at Abutment B been filled with river rocks- to be confirmed and repaired.
Repairs underway

Orange

Tutaekuri Bridge

Awamate Road

Abutment B undermining around approach and behind sheet piles.

Repairs underway

Orange

Rohepotae Bridge

Rohepotae Road

Abutment A approach undermined on upstream and downstream ends. Possible undermining at Abutment B been filled with river rocks- to be confirmed and repaired.
Repairs underway

Orange

Raupani Bridge

Waihua Valley Road

Approach undermined, reduced lane width.
Repairs underway


Road Safe Hawke's Bay

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Road Safe Hawke's Bay is a Business Unit of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, this was formalised in 2009. We are a Regional resource providing road safety education services across each of the districts. We have staff based in Wairoa, Napier and Central Hawkes Bay.

OUR MISSION

Reduce the incidence and severity of road traffic crashes with a focus on alcohol and drug driving, speed, intersections, vulnerable road users including pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclist.

Visit www.roadsafehb.org.nz

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