Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning for Waikato, safety advice issued
3 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM
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A campervan crosses the Silverstream ford after leaving the Whare Flat Folk Festival at the Waiora Scout Camp, North Taieri, on Saturday. Photo / Otago Daily Times
A campervan crosses the Silverstream ford after leaving the Whare Flat Folk Festival at the Waiora Scout Camp, North Taieri, on Saturday. Photo / Otago Daily Times
NZ Herald
The MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning and is urging people to follow safety advice as the wild weather continues in the Waikato.
This afternoon they said the weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near Te Kauwhata, Meremere and Ohinewai.
Weather: Flooding and slips close roads in Bay of Plenty, Canterbury
2 Jan, 2021 11:01 PM
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Footage of the flooding in the South Island. Video / Otago Weather Updates / Allison Whitney
NZ Herald
Slips and flooding forced the closure of multiple sections of State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne areas today.
And the storm has caused damage in Dunedin.
The highway between Kutarere and Taneatua is closed due to flooding, with several key local roads also closed due to flooding.
NZTA said there was no suitable detour available, and motorists should consider delaying any journeys. The agency hoped to reopen the highway through the Waimana Gorge later tonight, if water levels dropped enough to allow contractors to sweep the road.
Lightning, thunder, heavy rain: Festival-goers stranded, roads closed as turbulent weather hits NZ
2 Jan, 2021 02:50 AM
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MetService National weather: December 31st - 2nd January.
NZ Herald
Southern roads are starting to disappear under floodwaters as widespread rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country today, and some of the heaviest falls in northern regions are coinciding with holidaymakers travelling home.
Two hundred people are stranded after the rising water of Silverstream cut off the Whare Flat Folk Festival, northwest of Dunedin, today.
Festival organiser Kathryn Olcott said this afternoon that the ford in Silverstream Valley Rd is closed and festival-goers at the site would be unable to leave until tomorrow morning.