UPDATE: 3.50pm – SH96 Fully Open Again

Monday, 11 May 2026, 5:28 pm
Press Release: NZTA

State Highway 96/Winton-Hedgehope Highway in Southland is fully open again following traffic restrictions due to a serious motorcycle crash this morning.

Road users are asked to travel with care on this stretch of highway between Factory Road and Keen Road.

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