State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Kaikōura has reopened after a slip between Peketa and Goose Bay.
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
The section of road usually closed from 8pm to 6am. People were diverted onto the inland road through Culverden and Waiau.
The Christchurch Transport Operations Centre said contractors had cleared the slip. The road reopened just after 9am.
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A Kaikōura cheese maker says local businesses will need continued support from the government until State Highway 1 north of the town reopens.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is expecting to bring in heavy machinery next week to clear nine slips on State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura.
The coastal highway south of Kaikōura has re-opened for the first time since the earthquake that cut the town off. Video
Since last month's quake which blocked the main road through Kaikōura, a once quiet road in Marlborough has been turned into a main South Island highway.
A main road into Kaikōura reopens today for the first time since the quake.
Work clearing a slip on State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura has been halted due to concerns it may disturb Māori sites.
The quake-damaged Kaikōura Coastal transport routes will be rebuilt at a cost of up to $2 billion, Cabinet has confirmed.
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