Motorists are being urged to take extra care on roads in Otago and Southland this weekend
Motorists are being urged to take extra care on roads in Otago and Southland this weekend
8 February 2020
Police say the state of emergency in Southland is causing increased traffic on secondary routes.
At the same time, many people have taken a long weekend with Waitangi Day, people are travelling to Dunedin for the Queen concert on Monday and the Burt Munro Challenge motorcycle rally is underway.
Acting Southern District Commander superintendent Darryl Sweeney says there have been seven fatalities on Southern roads in the last fortnight and they do not want anymore this weekend.
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