Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ
A key South Island highway is expected to remain closed for some time because of a serious crash.
The crash between a motorbike and a car happened on State Highway 7, between Hanmer Springs and Leslie Hills Roads, at about midday on Thursday.
The road is closed near the turn-off to Hanmer, so people can still head west from there, and north of Culverden.
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