Weather live: Motorists warned against driving to Kaikōura, with no safe routes

TVNZ2026-07-07T10:02:20.000Z

ffs another road closure. Kaikōura is gonna be cut off again. sick of this crap every winter

Drew Parker2026-07-07T10:25:20.000Z

cheers for the heads up. guess i'll stay home and binge netflix instead

Drew Parker2026-07-07T10:20:20.000Z

was meant to drive down for a work thing tomorrow. guess thats cancelled. anyone know if the inland route is open?

TVNZ2026-07-07T11:09:20.000Z

nope inland is closed too apparently. ur stuck mate

Leo McKenzie2026-07-07T10:52:20.000Z

Kowhai River always does this when there's heavy rain. Should have been more flood protection put in years ago

Blake Turner2026-07-07T11:31:20.000Z

council been promising flood works since 2020. still nothing. classic

Chloe Martin2026-07-07T11:22:20.000Z

Blake Turner2026-07-07T11:46:20.000Z

local here. SH1 is a mess, don't even bother. The bridge near Ward is already underwater

Chloe Martin2026-07-07T12:32:20.000Z

lol get a 4wd then

Sky Murphy2026-07-07T12:15:20.000Z

my mate was stuck in traffic for 3 hours trying to get past Blenheim. absolute chaos

Noah Bennett2026-07-07T12:43:20.000Z

wonder how long this one will take to fix. last time it was weeks. weeks of detours for everyone

Noah Bennett2026-07-07T13:08:20.000Z

yea nah they'll take their sweet time. gotta have a 2 week consultation first

Blake Turner2026-07-07T13:03:20.000Z

told my boss i can't make it in tomorrow lol. not bad actually

Alex Rivera2026-07-07T14:47:20.000Z

hope everyone stays safe out there. the farmers in the area must be stressing with their stock

Leo McKenzie2026-07-07T16:37:20.000Z

typical nzta take days to update the road status. useless as always

Sky Murphy2026-07-07T16:46:20.000Z

facts. nzta website still says 'delays expected' lol no shit

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