Northland, Auckland, North Island wild weather, heavy rain: School closures and broken powerlines
14 Feb, 2021 07:10 PM
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MetService Auckland weather: February 16th
Northern Advocate
Many areas of the North Island have been battered by heavy rain today after the Northland region was hit overnight by northeast gales and torrential downpours, forcing the closure of some schools.
Locked-down Auckland was hit by heavy rain this morning, and heavy rain is also forecast for the Bay of Plenty west of Whakatane, the Coromandel, Hawke s Bay and Gisborne. Coromandel is also likely to endure thunderstorms early evening.
The downpours in Auckland this morning are likely to be followed by another burst overnight, according to the MetService.
Pedestrian critically injured in downtown Auckland as second crash shuts off Great South Rd
31 Dec, 2020 09:09 PM
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A vehicle crashed into a power pole on Great South Rd early this morning. Photo / Hayden Woodward
NZ Herald
A pedestrian is in hospital after being critically injured when they were struck by a car in downtown Auckland overnight.
Emergency services were called to the bottom of Victoria St West, near Victoria Park, shortly before 2am after reports that a car had hit a pedestrian. The circumstances of the crash are being investigated, a spokeswoman said.
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