Wairarapa Road & River WatchA Rural Systems Advisory project
Monitoring for update
ROAD • RIVER • RAINFALL • WARNINGS
Wairarapa Road & River Watch
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini.My strength is not mine alone, but comes from the many.The road, river and weather info that actually matters. Road closures, river levels, rainfall, warnings and verified local updates, all in one place.
No guesswork. Missing information never means a road is open. Check timestamps, signs and official instructions before travelling.
Refreshing connected sources…
How this works: official feeds update automatically; local updates show their source and time; missing information never means a road is open.
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Where are you going?
Choose where you are starting and where you need to get to. We’ll show the monitored roads and bridges relevant to that journey.
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More than one monitored route is available for this journey. Compare the current status and weather-sensitive sections on each option before choosing.
Status key🟢 OPEN Verified open at the time shown🟠 RESTRICTED Open with a condition, delay or limit🔴 CLOSED Verified closed🔎 MONITORING FOR UPDATE Current status is being checked or needs reconfirmationNO KNOWN ISSUES No current issue known from the information available at the time checkedOLDER UPDATE Still shown for context, but check the timestamp
MONITORED OPTION
Via Kahutara / Lower Valley
Lake Ferry → Kahutara → Featherston.
Tūranganui Bridge (Lake Ferry Road)
Bridge and approach on the Lake Ferry route
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: History of washout and access disruption.
South · SWDCLake Ferry Road
Check the affected section between Pirinoa, Kahutara and Lake Ferry
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: History of washouts and flooding.
South · SWDCTuhitarata (Lower Valley) Bridge
Lower Valley bridge crossing; check current status before travel
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: Lower Valley floodplain and bridge-access vulnerability.
South · SWDCKahutara Road
Check the exact junction or section affected
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: Lower Valley floodplain and floodway exposure.
South · SWDCMONITORED OPTION
Via Martinborough / Waihenga
Lake Ferry → Martinborough → Waihenga/SH53 → Featherston.
Tūranganui Bridge (Lake Ferry Road)
Bridge and approach on the Lake Ferry route
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: History of washout and access disruption.
South · SWDCLake Ferry Road
Check the affected section between Pirinoa, Kahutara and Lake Ferry
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
Weather-sensitive section: History of washouts and flooding.
South · SWDCSH53 Waihenga Bridge
Waihenga, SH53
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
South · NZTASH53 Jenkins Dip / Tawaha Floodway
Flood-prone section of SH53 between Featherston and Martinborough
No known issues at this time. No current closure or restriction has been found in connected sources.
South · NZTA