Southland District Council
05 October 2025, 10:34 PM
WATER SHUTDOWNS
Timeframes are indicative only. Water supply will be resumed without further notification. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Te Anau, 6, 7 or 8 October
This is to make a repair at 35 Quintin Drive. Areas affected are 8 Mokoroa Street, 58 Lakefront Drive and 4 – 37 Quintin Drive. Expect interruptions between 10am-4pm.
Winton, 8 October
This is to carry out works on Albert Street. Areas affected are 8 George Street, 4 – 20 Albert Street, 224 – 230 Park Street and 314 – 316 Great North Road. Expect interruptions between 9am-2pm.
ROAD CLOSURES
Ardlussa: Wendonside
Freshford Plains Station Road from Main Wendonside Road to Wendonside Church Road North will be closed between 8am Monday 6 October to 5pm Friday 10 October. Work is expected to take two days so the road may be open earlier. This is to install ducts across road for water and electricity.
A detour will be available via Wendonside Church Road North and Maher Road. Residents will have access to properties either side of the work site.
Northern: Hamilton Burn
Goodall Road from Waterloo Road, will be closed from hours of 6.30am and 5.30pm daily from Monday 6 October until Friday 7 November. The road will be open if work is not happening due to weather conditions. This is to enable the felling of trees along road margin.
As this is a no-exit road, a detour will not be available, but residents will have managed access to properties.
Fiordland: Te Anau
Fergus Square from Matai Street (both ends) to through traffic between the hours of 7am Monday 6 October until 6pm Monday 3 November. Council will also close the western intersection of Fergus Square and Matai Street from 7am Monday 10 November until 6pm Friday 14 November. This is to upgrade the water main.
No detour will be available, but residents will have managed access to properties.
STATE HIGHWAYS WORK
Highways South work with temporary traffic lights or stop/go and temporary speed limits this week:
Third-party work and events with traffic management in place this week:
Useful links:
NZTA Journeys website - https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner
Freight Impact Register - https://www.nzta.govt.nz/commercial-driving/trucks-and-tow-trucks/potential-restrictions-affecting-freight/ download and filter the region for ‘Southland’. This will indicate any upcoming work in the next fortnight which have closures, detours or width restrictions for freight.