Heavy winds battering the North Island have brought down trees and caused havoc on the roads as forecasters warn of more bad weather to come.The storm that hammered Northland yesterday spread further south overnight, with heavy rain lashing the top of the North Island and winds gusting to 120km/h in the central and lower North Island.
The Fire Service said trees had fallen in Taranaki and the central North Island, while Gisborne police said there had been some surface flooding and felled trees south of the city.
Trees have blocked State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier, and have also fallen on SH47 near Turangi and SH1 between Taupo and Turangi. Read More
