Transport Agency (NZTA) said the closure was caused by a large slip between Matawai and Waioweka, New Zealand

Police launch rescue operation as landslips and flooding trap travellers on State Highway 2 through Waioeka Gorge

A police-led rescue operation is underway in New Zealand’s eastern North Island after multiple landslips and flooding stranded travellers along State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge, authorities said on Friday. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) confirmed the highway...