Public Notices
Proposed Temporary Road Closure - Silver Fern Rally
PURSUANT to Section 342 (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local
Government Act 1974, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its meeting on 3 June 2026 the Manawatu District Council intends to consider closing the roads as
listed below for the purpose of permitting Ultimate Rally Group to conduct the
New Zealand Silver Fern Rally 2026, on Thursday 3 December 2026.
Stage
Name: ZigZag / Ridge Road
Date of Closure: Thursday 3 December 2026
Time of Closure: 07.30am to 12.00pm
Zigzag
Road - 200m from its intersection with Valley
Road, to its intersection with Finnis Road.
Finnis
Road - from its intersection with ZigZag Road,
to its intersection with Ridge Road.
Ridge
Road - from its intersection with Finnis Road,
to stage finish at house #2931 (approx 1km south from its intersection with Reids Line
Apiti).
* Note:
To assist with the stage security, the closure is also to include 120 metres of
each adjoining road, from where it intersects with the road being applied for.
Adjoining
Roads: Finnis Road, Pollock Road, Branch Road (no exit), Coulters Line, Te Awa Road, Londons Ford Road and Coal Creek Road (no exit).
Stage
Name: Peep-O-Day /Waipuru Road
Date of Closure: Thursday 3 December 2026
Time of Closure: 08.55am to 01.25pm
Peep-O-Day Road - at its intersection with Rangiwahia Road, to its intersection with Upper Pakihikura Road.
Peep-O-Day Road - at its intersection with Rangiwahia Road, to its intersection with Upper Pakihikura Road.
Upper
Pakihikura Road - from its
intersection with Peep-O-Day Road, to its intersection with Mangapapa
Road.
Mangapapa
Road - from its intersection with Upper
Pakihikura Road, to its change into Waipuru Road.
Waipuru
Road - from its intersection with Mangapapa
Road, to its intersection with Mangamako Road.
Mangamako
Road - from its intersection with Waipuru
Road, to finish at house #1437 (approx 2km from its intersection with Otara Road).
* Note:
To assist with the stage security, the closure is also to include 120 metres of
each adjoining road, from where it intersects with the road being applied for.
Adjoining
Roads: Ireland Road (no exit), Waituna Tapuae
Road, Lower Pakihikura Road, Sandon Block Road, Orangipongo Road (no exit).
Any person objecting to the proposals is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 4.00 pm, Friday 15 May 2026, at the office of the Manawatū District Council, Private Bag 10001, Feilding, or email public@mdc.govt.nz. Any objections received by Manawatū District Council for this proposed road closure may be passed on to the Event Organiser. This may include contact details to allow the Event Organiser to make contact to discuss and attempt to resolve any concerns with the person/s submitting an objection.