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Northland state highway maintenance programme

Saturday 15 November to Friday 21 November

14 November 2025



	Road rebuild underway on State Highway 12 (SH12) – just north of Blong Road, Ruawai Kia ora and welcome Welcome to the Northland state highway maintenance roadworks update. In this e-newsletter, we share updates on maintenance and renewal roadworks across the state highway network from Topuni all the way to Te Reinga Wairua (Cape Reinga). Stay updated on road conditions before you travel at:  https://journeys.nzta.govt.nz/. Ngā mihi nui, The NZTA Northland/North Auckland team

Upcoming roadworks

State highways with scheduled works this week:

SH1 – Mangamuka Gorge, Waiomio, Towai, Akerama, Te Kamo, Oakleigh, Waipu, Brynderwyn Hills
SH10 – Orotere, Oromahoe
SH12 – Dargaville, Ruawai
SH15 – Otaika – Maungatapere – Loop Road

Note: Roadworks may be postponed due to rain or other factors that disrupt the weekly schedule.

Check the NZTA Journey Planner for the latest travel information and journey times before starting your journey: https://journeys.nzta.govt.nz/.

Information current as at 7:24AM on 14.11.2025.

State Highway 1 - Kawakawa to Cape Reinga

State Highway 1 - Mangamuka Gorge

Retaining wall construction is underway from late September until late December 2025.
A 24/7 one-lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions is in place.
The road will reopen to two lanes over the Christmas/New Years holiday period, then return to one lane in January 2026 when work resumes.
Completion is expected by late May 2026.

State Highway 1 – Whangārei to Kawakawa

State Highway 1 – Long Hill, Waiomio

Monday 6 October to early December 2025, during the day, 7am – 5pm.
Due to slip repairs, a southbound crawler lane closure and speed restrictions will be in place. Both northbound and southbound lanes will remain open.

State Highway 1 – south of Towai Road to north of Ruapekapeka Road, Towai

Mid-July to Friday 21 November, during the day, 6am – 6pm.
Due to road rebuild works, stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions are in place.

State Highway 1 – Akerama

Monday 20 October to Monday 8 December.
Work hours: 7am – 6pm.
Due to road rebuilding in this area, 24/7 lane shifts and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 1 – near Snake Hill Road, Te Kamo

Tuesday 28 October to Monday 1 December, during the day, 6am – 6pm.
Due road stabilisation repair work, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management/temporary traffic lights and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 1 – Topuni to Whangārei

State Highway 1 – adjacent to Totara Road, Oakleigh

Monday 17 November to Friday 5 December, during the day and night.
Due to road rebuild, one lane closure, contraflow with traffic shifted towards the southern side of the road and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 1 – Waipū to Uretiti

Tuesday 11 November to Monday 17 November, during the night, 7pm – 5am.
A small section at the southern end will be swept and line marked on Monday night.
Due to chipsealing works, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management, temporary traffic lights and speed restrictions will be in place. Temporary speed limits and traffic management will remain in place the following day to guide traffic over the new seal and help to embed it successfully.

State Highway 1 –Brynderwyn Hills road closure

SH1 over the Brynderwyn Hills will be fully closed for resurfacing during two 4-day ‘super weekends’.
Closure dates: Thursday 13 November (12:01 am) to Sunday 16 November (11:59 pm), and Thursday 20 November (12:01 am) to Sunday 23 November (11:59 pm).
Detour routes: Cove Road for light vehicles (trucks towing trailers not permitted, Mangawhai to Waipū); Paparoa Oakleigh Road for trucks and trucks towing trailers up to 50MAX; SH12 / SH14 for over-dimensional heavy vehicles and High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV).

State Highway 10

State Highway 10 – in the Orotere area

Monday 20 October to Monday 1 December, during the day, 7am – 6pm
Due subsidence and drainage related repair work, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 10 – north of Oromahoe Road to south of Porotu Road

Thursday 20 November to Friday 12 December (drainage works), Wednesday 7 January to Friday 13 February (pavement works).
Work hours: during the day, 7am – 5pm
Due drainage and road rebuild works, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 11

No significant works scheduled for this week.

State Highway 12

State Highway 12 – north of Baylys Coast Road, Dargaville

Monday 10 November to early-December, during the day, 7am – 6pm.
Due to road rebuild works, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 12 – north of Blong Road, Ruawai

Monday 6 October to late-November, during the day, 7am – 6pm.
Due to road rebuild works, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.

State Highway 14

No significant works scheduled for this week.

State Highway 15

State Highway 15 Otaika – Maungatapere – Loop Road

Monday 17 November to Friday 21 November, during the day, 7am – 5pm.
Due to pre-seal repair works, one lane closure with stop/go traffic management and speed restrictions will be in place.


	More information

Please be aware that there may be other less disruptive state highway works not listed in this newsletter.

For more information on the Northland/North Auckland state highway maintenance programme, contact us at info@nzta.govt.nz or 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 444 449)

Visit our website www.nzta.govt.nz/sh-maintenance-programme/northland-state-highway-maintenance-programme

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