Waka Kotahi has issued a statement to Waikato drivers everywhere: Avoid non-essential driving today if you want to avoid the potholes.

This is because severe weather has made it hard for contractors to clear up any new potholes that may have formed, as they are occupied with fixing the slips. 

Dylan Thompson, AA Road Safety Spokesperson is here to explain what's going on with the Waikato weather and why fixing the potholes is a consistent issue.

"It's more the fact that we haven't been putting enough investment into the road maintenance budget for quite some time, and then we end up with potholes as a symptom of that."

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