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Large Kaikoura ocean swells push sea wall blocks onto road

January 8, 2018

Large ocean swells overnight off the Kaikoura coast have pushed sea wall blocks lining State Highway 1 onto the road, delaying its opening this morning.

It has since reopened. 

The sea wall blocks are at Ohau Point and are only half the height they will be once fully built.

Motorists can get these updates from the NZTA's page on Kaikoura traffic routes.

NZTA advise southbound traffic from Blenheim use the alternate route – SH63, SH6, SH65, SH7 and back onto SH1 at Waipara.

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