Rainbow Station

18/04/2026

Morning all,
The creek crossings have dropped and are passable. This is the last week we are open, the gates will be locked at 7pm on Monday night the 27th, thanks to everyone that has been through the road and is hoping to get through this week and a massive thanks to Mike and Helen for what they do out there

17/04/2026

After last nights rain the creek crossings are to high to pass through the Rainbow road fingers crossed they will go down in time for Anzac weekend.

24/02/2026

We have had a GoPro handed in a the toll gate, have been told it belongs to a lady cyclist, please message us if it belongs to you

23/12/2025

The Rainbow Station team would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year, the Rainbow Road will open 7am Boxing Day. Mike and Helen will be there with bells on and look forward to seeing some new and the familiar faces. Massive thanks to the staff and everyone that has helped out this year

12/12/2025

Calf marking done for 2025, thanks to the team for there hard work. Rainbow Road will be open Boxing Day

01/12/2025

Here’s a pretty awesome video of the Vintage car club that did a coast to coast trip through Molesworth and the Rainbow recently

💥2025 Coast to Coast💥 - Highlights FilmWe highly recommend watching our previous films here • CLICK HERE - EPIC Vintage Car Films! Probably our best ra...

22/10/2025

Sorry all after the recent rain the Rainbow road will not open this Labour weekend, every ford and creek crossing has blown out and more rain expected tomorrow. Apologies for any inconvenience, we will get it all cleaned up for opening Boxing Day

21/10/2025

Bit of water heading down the Wairau

15/10/2025

We are going to open up the Rainbow Road Labour weekend and hopefully the weather is good. It will be open Friday 24th morning at 7am and the gates will close Monday 27th evening at 7pm. Mike and Helen will be looking forward to seeing you

01/05/2025

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Road Status Information Date: 28 Apr 2025, 9:03 am Category: Roads and bridges Old Weka Pass Road, Limeworks Road and Hawarden Waikari Road 29 April 2025 - Friday 9 May 2025. Upgrade works to the water supply - this will affect the traffic flow in the vicinity for a period of two weeks. New pipes wi...

04/04/2025

Rainbow Road Is Open
Creek levels have dropped and are all good for 4WD vehicles