A school bus reportedly missed a kid waiting for it as a thick cloud of fog which "looked like a horror movie" made visibility on the roads tricky in the twin cities on Monday morning.
A Hawke's Bay Today photographer who captured the weather event said it was the thickest fog he had seen in a very long time.
Hawke's Bay Today readers noted on a Facebook post that despite the conditions, there were plenty of motorists on the road not using headlights.
"Still people do not put their headlights on. Stupidity," one person said.
Another noted that it was an "interesting trip to Waipawa".
"Thankfully it cleared but the lack of cars and trucks without fog lights on was incredible."