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Tarsealing of Tāngarākau Gorge marks end of an era
The last stretch of metal road in New Zealand's State Highway network has been sealed, with contractors putting on the finishing touches to 12 kilometres of tarseal through the remote Tāngarākau Gorge in East Taranaki. Taranaki-Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has been in Whangamomona to take a look.