The lengthy Desert Road closure forced 800 trucks a day to traverse the 40-minute detour, racking up a daily cost of about ...

Many on Ohakune's main street were doing record sales, some even up to 400 percent during the SH1 road closure.

The Desert Rd would reopen to traffic from 1pm tomorrow. Some parts of it would be under traffic management, including ...

State Highway 1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru has been shut since mid-January, forcing a 40-minute detour.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) says the Desert Road is "disgusting" and "riddled" with bottles and waste but Waka Kotahi won't even discuss a proposal to clean the roadside while the stretch is ...

Transporting New Zealand has congratulated NZTA and its contractors on the announcement the Desert Road between Waiouru and Tūrangi will reopen this Friday as scheduled. The closure had meant 800 ...