Overnight Closure of Remutaka Hill on 10 April for maintenance
State Highway 2 (SH2) over Remutaka Hill will be closed for 1 night from 9 pm Sunday 10 April to 4 am Monday 11 April 2022 to allow crews to safely complete essential maintenance work.
Motorists are advised to plan their travel outside the closure hours. An escorted vehicle service is available for shift workers and others with light vehicles who have no option but to cross Remutaka Hill during the closures.
Bookings are essential as numbers are limited for motorists' safety and should be done by Friday 8 April at customer@capitaljourneys.co.nz
. 10.30 pm Hutt to Featherston
. 11.30 pm Featherston to Hutt
. 12.30 am Hutt to Featherston
. 1.30 am Featherston to Hutt
Access will be available for emergency services throughout the closure.
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️