Road closures will continue, to aid the recovery of a bus involved in a fatal Christmas Eve crash.
Today, the stretch of State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Gisborne will be closed for up to six hours to allow police and contractors to recover the vehicle.
Sione Taumalolo, 11, and Talita Moimoi, 33, died after the bus carrying about 50 passengers crashed down a 100-metre bank in Gisborne.
After the incident, serious crash investigators stated it was expected the extraction of the bus would take several days because of the difficult terrain and availability of heavy equipment during the Christmas period.
The road was partially closed yesterday as the investigation at the crash site continued, and was reduced to one lane last night.