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Ed Sheeran fans, holidaymakers, sports competitors and businesses are being hit in the back pocket and facing lengthy detours as Waka Kotahi shuts down State Highway 3 north of Mt Messenger in Taranaki for five days from 12:01 Friday morning to replace two end-of-life culverts.
Thousands of motorists wanting to use the only route into and out of Taranaki from the north are instead being asked to head south and use State Highway 4 or State Highway 1.
Solo mother of three Lisa Corrigan bought Ed Sheeran tickets for herself and her eldest daughter Rebecca back in August - long before the road closure was announced in October - and
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