Road Closure

In 2025, the proposed closure zone differs from previous years.

We have applied to the Wellington City Council for permission for the following closure from 5am - 6pm on Saturday 18 October:

• Main Road, from Oxford Street to Lincoln Ave

• Lynhurst Road, from the Main Road to the intersection with Ngatitoa Street

• Cambridge Street, from the Main Road to the intersection with Oxford Street

Streets included in this closure would be:

• Elena Place

• Essex Street

• Rewa Terrace (with access protected for emergency vehicles only).

In addition Oxford Street between the Main Road and Cambridge Street would be no parking on the street from 6pm Friday 17 October to 6pm Saturday 18 October.  This would ensure that Oxford Street is a suitable detour route for traffic.

Detour routes will therefore be:

• Oxford Street - Surrey Street - Main Road

• The Drive - Ngatitoa Street - Roy Street - Lincoln Ave - Main Road

• Tawa Street - Duncan Street - Hinau St -  Linden Ave - Main Road (for through traffic)

The Wellington City Council will advertise this requested road closure and members of the public will have the opportunity to provide feedback before a decision is made.   In the past, Tawa Community Board has been responsible for approving this road closure.

We are awaiting confirmation of who will be responsible for approving this road closure, and the date of their decision - and will update this page when we have that information. 

We will engage the services of Hanging Around, a registered and certified traffic management company to manage this road closure and the movement of vehicles.  Hanging Around provided traffic management services for Mexted Motors Spring into Tawa in 2024 and also have experience with the Newtown Festival and the Island Bay Fair.

Cars will need to be removed from within the closure zone by 5am on Saturday 18 October - except for Oxford Street (between Main Road and Cambridge Street) where they will have to be removed by 6pm Friday 17 October. 

Residents of Rewa Terrace and Elena Place, as well as residents within the closure zone will not be able to use their vehicles to leave their homes from 5am to 6pm on Saturday 18 October 2024

Once the road is closed at 5am, no resident or business vehicles will be permitted to drive through the closure zone. This includes newspaper and mail delivery, or businesses wanting to deliver items to their premises. No resident, supplier, or business vehicles will be able to access any part of the road closure area until 6pm.

Emergency vehicles will be given access to the closure area and Rewa Terrace if required.

Should any business or affected resident wish to discuss anything related to the road closure then please contact us at sitnz.info@gmail.com