Reopening
Te Papa prepares to reopen
New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, is preparing to reopen this Thursday after a two month closure due to Covid-19. Audio
North Canterbury welcomes SH1 reopening
Cheviot locals are going to have to start looking both ways before the cross the street again - with the re-opening of State Highway One North of Kaikoura today expected to draw traffic back through… Audio
Kaikōura mayor welcomes SH1 reopening
State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura is due to reopen on Friday, after ten major slips brought down almost a million cubic metres of rock on to the road in the November 2016 earthquake. Large sections of… Audio
Race to complete Kaikōura SH1 nearly over
Road crews are racing to complete the finishing touches on State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura, ahead of its scheduled reopening on Friday. The South Island's main transport corridor was devastated in… Audio
North Canterbury relieved to see SH1 re-opening
More than a year after North Canterbury's 7.8 magnitude earthquake forced its closure, State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura will re-open to the public on Friday. Thousands of cars and trucks have been… Audio