Hill Rd closed tonight to recover truck.
Emergency closure on Remutaka Hill Road tonight
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that Remutaka Hill Road will be closed from midnight tonight, Wednesday 9 October, to approximately 5.30am tomorrow, Thursday 10 October to recover a truck.
A crane and heavy vehicle tow truck will be on the road during the recovery of the truck which crashed on the Upper Hutt side of the road on Tuesday night.
There will not be any access to Remutaka Hill Road while the recovery operation is underway so road users are advised to plan ahead.
There may be times when vehicles can be escorted over Remukata Hill Road or when stop/go traffic control can be used to enable vehicles to get through. Traffic supervisors at the closure points will able to advise road users.
Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. Keep up to date with:
Traffic updates: nzta.govt.nz/traffic/wellington
Facebook: facebook.com/nztawgtn
Twitter: twitter.com/nztawgtn
Journey planner: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/wellington
Phone: 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49)
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The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.
This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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