Public Notices
Temporary Road Closures - Silver Fern Rally
PURSUANT to Section 342 (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatū District Council for the purpose of permitting Ultimate Rally Group to conduct the New Zealand Silver Fern Rally 2026, will close the roads as
listed below to
ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods as stated 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 - from house number 793, 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.
Sandon Block Road - from its intersection with Waipuru Road/Mangamako Road until its change into Sandon Block Road Extension.
Sandon Block Road Extension - from its intersection with Sandon Block Road, until 200metres before its intersection with State Highway 54 (Cheltenham Hunterville 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, Mangatieka Road (no exit).