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Latest E. Coli reading, 07 February 2023: 389 (orange).

80km/h speed limit at Kuku.

Manakau to Levin road update, March 2022

According to the latest Waka Kotahi newsletter: SH1 South of Levin Chip sealing work for the SH1 safety improvements at Kuku is now complete. Thank you for your patience during…

Levin parking meters upgraded

If you use the parking meters when you visit Levin, there are a few changes to know about, as outlined in Parking Meter Upgrade. Horowhenua District Council write (in part):…

One car stuck in water and another hopes to jump start it.

Vehicles on the beach, March 2022

The beach is a risky proposition for vehicles. In the last couple of weeks two stuck cars have been towed out by helpful locals. The drowned car from the photo…

Maybe Transmission Gully is opening

From: RNZ News: Transmission Gully to open with next two weeks [by end March 2022] The Transport Agency has told Transmission Gully’s contractor it must open the Wellington highway within…

Screenshot: Yellow line on map shows shared path.

SH1 safety improvements; O2NL report

On 17 February 2022 I Zoomed into a 90 minute meeting about the O2NL Expressway and safety improvements on SH1 between Ōtaki and Levin. There were several particularly interesting pieces…