Upcoming Road Closures
Below is a list of upcoming road closures that are scheduled to take place in 2024 and 2025 due to planned maintenance work or events being held.
Temporary Closure of Fergusson Street
Manawatū District Council wishes to advise that PURSUANT to Section 342 (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, Fergusson Street will be closed overnight from its intersection with Manchester Street to its intersection with Stafford Street.
The closure will be in place from 6.00pm, 14 September 2025 until 6.00am 15 September 2025 while road maintenance works are undertaken.
Pedestrian access to businesses will still be available during this time. Please follow the instructions of the contractors onsite.
Temporary Closure of Pohangina Road - Makiekie Bridge Replacement
Manawatū District Council wishes to advise that PURSUANT to Section 342 (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, Pohangina Road will be closed to all through traffic from its intersection with Finnis Road to its intersection with Churchill Road , from 7.00am, 7 October 2025 while construction starts on the new bridge across Makiekie Creek (Coal Creek).
The new bridge is estimated to be open in February 2026.
Residents will continue to have access to their properties during the closure, all properties north of the Makiekie Bridge will need to use Pohangina Valley East Road and Churchill Road for access during the closure.
Temporary Closure of Manchester Street
PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatū District Council, for the purpose of permitting Feilding Promotions Inc to conduct the Eat Street Market, will close the portion of Manchester Street between the paved quadrant and the grass quadrant of Manchester Square between 7.00am and 3.00pm, on the following dates:
Sunday 5 October 2025
Sunday 9 November 2025
Temporary Road Closures Rural Day
PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatū District Council, for the purpose of permitting Feilding Promotions Inc to conduct Rural Day 2025, will close the following roads listed hereunder to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period as stated.
Roads to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:
Date of Closure: Friday 3 October 2025
Time of Closure: 06.30am to 04.00pm
Manchester Street – from its intersection with Bowen Street to its intersection with Fergusson Street
Perimeter Roads of Manchester Square and the section of both Manchester Street and Kimbolton Road within Manchester Square.
Goodbehere Street - from its intersection with Manchester Square to its intersection with MacArthur Street.
Kimbolton Road closed to all large trucks - from its intersection with Warwick Street to its intersection with Stafford Street. Access available to car parks only for private motor vehicles.
During the period of closure, detours will be in place for ordinary vehicular traffic that would otherwise use these roads.
Temporary Road Closures Feilding Christmas Parade
PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatū District Council, for the purpose of permitting Feilding Promotions Inc to conduct Feilding Christmas Carnival and Parade, will close the following roads listed hereunder to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period as stated
Date: Sunday 14 December 2025
Roads to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic from 6.00am to 5.00pm
Manchester Square - all internal (Kimbolton Road) and perimeter roads
Manchester Street – from Bowen Street to Fergusson Street
Fergusson Street – from Stafford Street to Manchester Street
Goodbehere Street – from Manchester Square to Fergusson Street
MacArthur Street – from Goodbehere Street to Stafford Street
Kimbolton Road closed to all large trucks - from its intersection with Warwick Street to its intersection with Stafford Street. Access available to car parks and businesses only.
Roads to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Fergusson Street – from South Street to Stafford Street
Stafford Street – from Fergusson Street to Kimbolton Road
Kimbolton Road – from Stafford Street to South Street
South Street – from Kimbolton Road to Fergusson Street
Temporary Closure of Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road
Manawatū District Council wishes to advise that PURSUANT to Section 342 (b) and the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road will be closed from its intersection with Gillespies Line to its intersection with Rongotea Road, between 7.00am and 5.00pm on the dates listed below, due to Power pole replacement work. Should weather or conditions outside of the contractors control delay the works, the closure will be undertaken on the next suitable date.
Dates road to be closed
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Thursday 16 October 2025
Manawatū District Council regrets any inconvenience caused.
Temporary Closure of Stafford Street and Bowen Street
PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatu District Council, for the purpose of permitting Bhartiya Samaji Lower North Island Trust to conduct the Diwali 2025 celebration, will close Stafford Street and Bowen Street as listed below to ordinary vehicular traffic from 1.30pm until 11.59pm on Saturday 11 October 2025.
Roads to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:
Stafford Street – from 54 Stafford Street to its intersection with Hobson Street
Bowen Street – from its intersection with Stafford Street to 44 Bowen Street
Temporary Closure of Manchester Square and Manchester Street
Manawatū District Council wishes to advise that PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Manawatu District Council, for the purpose of permitting a private organiser to conduct the Truckers Big Day Out Fundraising event, will close the roads as listed below to ordinary vehicular traffic from 08.00am to 2.00pm on Saturday 27 September 2025.
Manchester Street – from Bowen Street to Kimbolton Road
Manchester Square - between the Feilding Hotel and ANZ bank
During the period of closure the provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic that would otherwise use the road via detour.
Temporary Closure of Manchester Street and Manchester Square
PURSUANT to Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manawatū District Council, for the purpose of permitting Feilding Hot Rod and Classic Car Club to conduct a charity event display of hot rods and classic cars, will close the following roads listed hereunder to ordinary vehicular traffic on Saturday 15 November 2025 from 8.00am until 2.00pm.
Manchester Street – from its intersection with Bowen Street to its intersection with Kimbolton Road
Manchester Square - from its intersection with Kimbolton Road at the Feilding hotel to its intersection with Kimbolton Road at YOU travel.
Temporary Road Closures - Targa 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 will close the roads as listed below for the purpose of permitting Ultimate Rally Group to conduct the Targa Rally 2025 on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Roads to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:
Stage SS24 and SS25: Pohangina - Takapari
Date of Closure: Saturday 18 October 2025
Time of Closure: 08.00am to 01.00pm
Pohangina Valley East Road, from its intersection with Awahou South Road, to its intersection with Oroua Valley Road.
* Note: To assist with the stage security, the closure is also to include 100 metres of each adjoining road, from where it intersects with the road being applied for.
Adjoining Roads: No. 3 Line (no exit). No.2 Line (no exit) No. 1 Line (no exit) Opawe Road (no exit) Churchill Road (no exit)Arbons Road (no exit), Takapari Road (no exit), Piripiri Road (no exit), Makoura Road, Norsewood Road (no exit) Umutoi North Road (including Pettigrew Road, no exit), Tunipo Road (no exit) and Cawood Road (no exit).
Stage SS26: Oroua Valley - Ruahine
Date of Closure: Saturday 18 October 2025
Time of Closure: 09.30am to 02.00pm
Main South Road - from 350 metres from its intersection with Table Flat Road/Nixs Road, to its intersection with Te Parapara Road.
Te Parapara Road - from its intersection with Main South Road to its intersection with Rangiwahia Road/Ruahine Road
Ruahine Road – from its intersection with Te Parapara Road/ Rangiwahia Road, to its intersection with Kawhatau Valley Road.
* Note: To assist with the stage security, the closure is also to include 100 metres of each adjoining road, from where it intersects with the road being applied for.
Adjoining Roads: Conspicuous Road (no exit), East Mangahuia (no exit) West Mangahuia Road (no exit) Renfrew Road (no exit), Karewarewa Road, Kelpie Road/Lagoon Road (no exit), Halls Road (no exit).
Update - Churchill Road Bridge
Manawatū District Council wishes to advise that construction is due to start to replace the Churchill Road Bridge. Access to Totara Reserve is available only via Pohangina Valley East Road.
No access is available from Pohangina Road.
It is expected that the road will remain closed until November 2025.