MORE ON THE WEATHER

With Climate Change (or Global Warming) we are getting more and more severe weather events.  Last weekend it was the turn of the  south of the North Island and the north of the South Island with flooding and slips in Wellington and other areas.  One man was missing from his house in Wellington that had water through it and, unfortunately, his body was found yesterday.

These photos are from Radio New Zealand.

A bowling club

This car was swept from a carport further up the road and came to rest on this fence

Wellington Hospital Carpark under water

We now have another heavy rain warning although, so far the front has travelled further south and has hit the area between us and Auckland.  The slip below has closed the non-tolled road between here and Auckland.  The road is between these villas and the slip.  The villas have been evacuated.  

Just came across these photos of the same slip on the Hibiscus Coast Neighbourhood Support FB page.

There has also been snow on the Desert Road and temperatures here are a lot colder.

We still have a heavy rain warning until 9 a.m. tomorrow so fingers crossed for the areas already affected by earlier storms.  

UPDATE: I have just read that tomorrow's Anzac Day Dawn Service has been cancelled due to safety concerns.