NZTA says although snow fell overnight, ice is the biggest issue.

Other South Island state highways remain open, but motorists are urged to travel with caution through alpine passes and higher elevation highways.

>> More Motoring News

Other Motoring News

12 Jun: Christchurch City Council's urgently fixing a confusing speed limit sign mix-up

11 Jun: Firefighters are urging the public to take more care when driving around accident scenes, amid a rise in staff being put in unsafe positions

09 Jun: A boy racer crackdown in Invercargill over the weekend found just eight cars inspected were without any faults

09 Jun: A section of Auckland's Whitford-Maraetai Road is blocked near Waikopua Road after a crash, and there are no alternative routes available

08 Jun: Warnings of treacherous road conditions in the South Island's Mackenzie Country, after a freezing night

07 Jun: A maiden pole position, and now a maiden win for Kiwi Supercars driver Ryan Wood at the Perth Super440

07 Jun: Three South Island highways still remain closed, with up to half a metre of snow on the roads

Top Stories

RUGBY
AAP_Distribution a0046 ds ----- More...

BUSINESS
Wimbledon has increased prize money for this year's championships to 120 million dollars, a seven per cent rise and double what was offered a decade ago More...

Today's News

International:
Air India plane crash kills 241, marking worst aviation disaster in a decade 9:06

Entertainment:
Lizzie McGuire star Jake Thomas thinks the cancelled reboot was hurt by "bad timing" 9:05

Entertainment:
Sydney Sweeney's new "bestie" is a horse named Moose 8:35

Business:
Wimbledon has increased prize money for this year's championships to 120 million dollars, a seven per cent rise and double what was offered a decade ago 8:16

Cricket:
28 wickets have fallen evenly across the opening two days of the World Test Championship cricket final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's, as batting application in a T20-dominated schedule comes into question 8:06

Entertainment:
Roseanne Barr has claimed she was asked appear on The Conners as a ghost 8:05

Health & Safety:
Twenty-five Auckland City Hospital patients have been told they had an STI when they didn't 7:56

Politics:
Singaporeans fund Gaza clinic as government strengthens criticism of Israel 7:56

Law and Order:
Sentencing today, for the man who killed Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao 7:46

Health & Safety:
Christchurch is home to a new clinical trials facility 7:36

News Search

Power Search