Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui's State Highway 4/Anzac Parade reopens to two lanes after 'temporary fix'

Ethan Griffiths
By Ethan Griffiths
Multimedia journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·
24 Jun, 2021 05:00 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Shipping containers are now in place along the Anzac Parade bank so the road can safely reopen to two lanes. Photo / Bevan Conley

Shipping containers are now in place along the Anzac Parade bank so the road can safely reopen to two lanes. Photo / Bevan Conley

State Highway 4/Anzac Parade has finally reopened to two lanes of traffic after a slip caused mayhem for months.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said shipping containers had been placed along the bank prone to slips, allowing the road to fully reopen safely.

The solution is only temporary while Waka Kotahi considers what steps to take to ensure the cliff face doesn't crumble again.

The slip that closed the road in April wasn't the first at the site, which has a history of crumbling over the last three years.

The first slip in 2018 required contractors to clear a large amount of rock and debris. The earth crumbled again in March this year after a bout of heavy rain, when the road was reduced to one lane for a number of days.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Weeks later, in April, a third slip resulted in the closure of one lane, which remained in place until this week.

Since the April slip, the road has been under one-lane direction by stop-go sign operators during the day and temporary traffic lights during the night.

Waka Kotahi/NZTA Whanganui/Manawatū system manager Ross I'Anson said the agency planned to provide an update on permanent work to the area soon.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Shipping containers have been put in place as a temporary measure so that we can open the road to two lanes, while we continue to work on a permanent solution," he said.

"We will provide an update to the community when we have more information to share about next steps for the permanent solution."

Discover more

Council, MP should be 'screaming madly' - National spokesman

20 Jun 05:00 PM

End date in sight for Fitzherbert Ave, Mosston Rd project

17 Jun 05:00 AM

'Frustration is mounting' over wait for Anzac Parade fix

14 Jun 05:00 PM

Whanganui's Waimarie ready to come ashore for fitness check

13 Jun 05:00 PM
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui Chronicle

‘Everyone went silent’: Whanganui Youth MP speaks in Parliament

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Whanganui Chronicle

Major Joanna Margaret Paul exhibition opens

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Opinion

Shelley Loader: How we can all get a share of the apples

11 Jul 05:00 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

‘Everyone went silent’: Whanganui Youth MP speaks in Parliament

‘Everyone went silent’: Whanganui Youth MP speaks in Parliament

11 Jul 05:00 PM

Taiko Edwards-Haruru milked 160 cows before heading to Wellington for Youth Parliament.

Major Joanna Margaret Paul exhibition opens

Major Joanna Margaret Paul exhibition opens

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Shelley Loader: How we can all get a share of the apples

Shelley Loader: How we can all get a share of the apples

11 Jul 05:00 PM
Premium
Gareth Carter: Growing potatoes in Whanganui

Gareth Carter: Growing potatoes in Whanganui

11 Jul 04:00 PM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP