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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Huge amount of clean up needed on upper North Island roads
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:39
	Publish Date:		2026-01-26 04:12:00
	Description:		There is still a huge amount of clean up to do on roads around the upper North Island following last week's severe weather. Slips and flooding damaged major roads in Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the East cape. In Gisborne entire hillsides collapsed, bringing forestry and native bush down onto roads. Convoys have made it through State Highway 35 at the top of the east coast, but it could be several weeks before State Highway two between Gisborne and Bay of Plenty reopens. NZTA's Mark Owen spoke to Lisa Owen.
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