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A main highway in Taranaki has been closed after a heavy vehicle rolled and covered both lanes with roading metal.
Police said no one was injured when the truck rolled on State Highway 3 at Motunui, 23km northeast of New Plymouth.
The road was expected to be closed
for some time while a crane was used to recover the truck.
Diversions were in place through Turangi Road and Wairou Road.
- NZPA