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NZ Police CommCens Alert 13:30 25-06-2007 Wellington
Location of incident: SH 2, Rimutaka Hill
Incident Type: Weather warning
Police would like to advise motorists intending to travel over the Rimutakas this evening, do so as soon as they can as the metservice is predicting snow later this afternoon/evening which could cause the road to be closed.
Issued By: Team Leader Stacey Robinson
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