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28 Oct 2025 7:57
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  •   Home > News > Environment

    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways

    Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways


    They are:

    State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Palmerston

    State Highway 6 between Haast and Makarora (including Haast Pass)

    State Highway 8 between Fairlie and Twizel, and between Tarras and Omarama

    State Highway 79 between Geraldine and Fairlie. State Highway 80 between Aoraki-Mount Cook and Lake Pukaki

    State Highway 82 between Waimate and Kurow

    State Highway 83 between Omarama and Kurow

    State Highway 87 between Kyeburn and Mosgiel

    State Highway 94/Milford Sounds Highway between East Gate (Hollyford) and Donne River

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     27 Oct: The south Island recovery may be put on hold - as more wet and windy weather arrives
     26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity
     26 Oct: Another burst of wild weather could complicate ongoing recovery efforts down south
     26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety
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