There will be further works required to finish the final surface on the Desert Rd later in the year. This work will, wherever possible, be done at night, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said.

The lengthy Desert Road closure forced 800 trucks a day to traverse the 40-minute detour, racking up a daily cost of about $100,000. Transporting New Zealand provided the insight as it celebrated the ...

The Desert Road in the central North Island will re-open on Friday after a two-month closure for major roadworks. State Highway 1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru has been shut since mid-January, forcing a ...