FREIGHT DELAYS ACROSS NZ

SH 1 Blenheim to Seddon (Weld Pass) maintenance is happening from Sunday 9th October - Friday 14th October. The road will be closed in both directions between 10pm and 6am each night during this time. A detour will be in place via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.

This will have an impact on some of our operations so there will be delays of up to 24hrs in delivering freight during this period.

Bluebridge Ferry cancellation (updated 4:50pm - 5th October)

Due to the forecast swells in Cook Strait on Thursday 6th of October the Bluebridge Ferry service is impacted, i.e. 2:30am ex-Picton, and 8:15am ex-Wellington, are cancelled. This will have an impact on some of our operations northbound so there will be delays of up to 24hrs in delivering freight during this period.

Sailing status:

Picton to Wellington (Thursday 6th)

2:30 am – Sailing cancelled

7:45 am – Freight only

2:00 pm – Freight only

7:15 pm – Passenger sailing

Wellington to Picton (Thursday 6th)

2:00 am – Freight only

8:15 am – Sailing cancelled

1:30 pm – Freight only

8:30 pm – Freight only

StraitNZ/Bluebridge are monitoring conditions closely and apart from the two cancelled sailings they intend to sail through tomorrow as conditions allow. They will update us if there is any change.

Polar blast (updated 9:55am 6th October)

Polar blast dumped snow and closed roads in the South Island. Multiple highways in Otago are closed due to snow or icy conditions, and in the North Island the Desert Road (SH1) was closed from Waiouru to Rangipo. Heavy snow warnings were in place for Southland, and much of Otago, the Southern Lakes District and Fiordland until mid-morning - and in the north snow above 200m was forecast for Wairarapa and the eastern hills of Wellington.

This will have an impact on some of our operations so there will be delays of up to 24hrs or more in delivering freight.