The high number of serious motor vehicle crashes, some resulting in fatalities in less than two weeks on State Highway 1 is totally unacceptable to Kāpiti and Horowhenua, say Kāpiti Coast mayor K. Gurunathan and Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen .
Both mayors are demanding an effective and immediate response from NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) before the heavy holiday traffic heads north.
"That means now," they said.
![Horowhenua District Mayor Michael Feyen](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6KITK6G7PFZNBPJVK52KE7AIXE.jpg?auth=0c6466d449f83fc77a189f00f313c63b513649de4414ec7f76f23826dff124cb&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The mayors say two fatalities occurred on sections of highway that NZTA would claim have had "safety improvements" recently – at Ōhau and the Waikawa Beach turnoff on the Manakau straight.