6 Sep 2022

State Highway 5 among multiple highways closed due to snow

From Morning Report, 6:14 am on 6 September 2022

State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo is covered in snow this morning and is closed.

The Desert Road between Waiouru and Rangipo is also shut after being blanketed. State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Waitati is closed thanks to snow.

There's even a chance that even Wellington's Remutaka Hill could get some snow as the cold weather settles in.

The Napier-Taupo road is no stranger to weather related closures - road safety advocate Tony Alexander runs a Facebook community page on the Highway.

He spoke to Corin Dann.