New slip on Wellington's Rimutaka Hill Rd
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Save Flats were evacuated after a slip in Aro Valley last week. File photo /Matiu Workman
Wellington motorists have another slip to deal with, this time on the Rimutaka Hill Rd.
Debris is blocking one lane on the Featherston side of the hill and the New Zealand Transport Agency is urging motorists to take care.
It is the latest in a series of slips
to affect the capital after an exceptionally wet winter.
Council officials this week blamed city sprawl for the increasing numbers of slips have have closed roads and led to evacuations across the city.