Planned Water shutdown notice - Tuesday 17 February 2026
A day-long water shutdown will be happening on Tuesday 17 February from 8.30am to 4.30pm on Boddies Terrace, Wesley Terrace, Tawa Street, Matai Street, William Street and Anzac Street.  This is to allow council contractor Schick Civil to install a new watermain line. Thank you for your understanding.

Mt Messenger Road Closure Update

11 May 2022, 1:18 PM

UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE - MT MESSENGER
Please see below the updated information from Waka Kotahi NZTA about the Mt Messenger road closures
UPDATE 11 MAY: The full closure of State Highway 3 at Mt Messenger for the recovery of the logging truck, which had been scheduled for Thursday 19 May, will now take place on Sunday 22 May (with Sunday 29 May the contingency date, in case of poor weather).
The Stop/Go traffic management will now start from Thursday 19 May (not Friday 20 May), with a full road closure on Sunday 22 May, as detailed above.
All other previous road closure information remains the same.