NETWORK DELAYS - HAWKE'S BAY REGION

There is heavy rain and floods in the Hawke’s Bay region right now, which is expected to continue until Thursday or Friday night. Currently Wairoa to Gisborne has been closed however we are expecting more road closures.

As from 4pm today, Napier-Taupo and Napier-Wairoa have had reduced speeds of 50km p/h applied and this is currently still in place.

At this stage, freight coming out of Napier enroute to Gisborne will be delayed by at least 24 hours.

Our operations teams are working on redesigning our laneways to re-route via Tauranga to Gisborne, and our teams will be monitoring the road situation throughout the night.

Update 6:55pm (Tuesday 21 March)

As at 6pm this evening, we were notified that the Wairoa to Gisborne road had been re-opened. Our teams will continue to monitor events and re-plan our routes during the night, with the plan to use the Wairoa to Gisborne road as soon as possible in the morning.

Update 12:23pm (Wednesday 22 March)

Our operations teams are continuing to monitor the changing weather conditions. Napier-Taupo and Napier-Wairoa still have reduced speeds of 50km p/h applied.