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East Portal of the Homer Tunnel buried under snow - Source: Downer EDI -
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State Highway 94 from Te Anau to Milford Sound remains closed following huge avalanches that blocked the road on Monday.
Avalanches have caused havoc in the South Island in the past two weeks.
Contractors expect to work almost around the clock to get the major tourist road open by the end of the week.
A 30-year-old snowboarder was killed in an avalanche on Sunday night at Coronet Peak near Queenstown.
And an Australian tourist died just over a week earlier in the Ragged Range near Methven.
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