Press Release – NZTATraffic bulletin 4 August 2026 Canterbury | West Coast | Otago | Southland UPDATE: 4 August 2026, 12pm SH1 reopened in Otago State Highway 1 between Pine Hill and Waitati in Otago has reopened after a snow closure earlier today. State Highway 87 from Outram to Middlemarch in Otago is the only remaining state highway closure in the South Island due to snow. 4 August 2026, 11.10am – SH85 reopened in OtagoState Highway 85 between Kyeburn and Morrisons in Otago has reopened following a snow closure. The existing closure on Canterbury’s State Highway 75 is now between Duvauchelle and Little River (previously Duvauchelle to Tai Tapu). Dunedin to Waitati Highway (State Highway 1) could see up to 4cm or more above 200m, and lesser amounts closer to sea level, from tonight.