Watch: Dunedin wild weather cuts power and blocks roads
Dunedin wild weather cuts power and blocks roads. Video / Gregor Richardson, ODT
Dunedin wild weather cuts power and blocks roads. Video / Gregor Richardson, ODT
Wild weather has battered parts of central and southern areas of the country overnight.
MetService issued a severe thunderstorm warning about 6pm for parts of the South Island.
There are weather warnings spanning much of the lower half of the country.
Most of the country will be hammered by rough weather today.
Autumn temperatures are about to get very cold in parts of the country.
Ian Macdonald was 'out of mobile coverage'.
Batten down the hatches if you're in the South Island.
Rare second landfall brings heavy rains that trigger floods and mudslides.
Big deluges now up to four times more likely, with up to 30% more rain, in East Coast.
Daily life has taken on a new look after Cyclone Gabrielle in the cut-off community.
Defence Force praises soldiers' initiative and courage.
Cleared silt on residential properties in Hastings will be collected and disposed of.