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Weather live updates: South Island slammed by severe weather with gale force wind, snow and rain

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Weather live updates: South Island slammed by severe weather with gale force wind, snow and rain

Significantly strong winds with gusts of up to 150km/h are lashing the South Island this afternoon and evening. A flight to Queenstown encountered intense turbulence and had to turn back to Auckland. Dylan, 18, was on a Jetstar flight from Auckland to Queenstown this morning at 8.30am and said passengers were screaming in terror as … Read more

Live: Weather – Gale force winds, SH2 closed, roofs lifting, trees down, flights delayed, thousands without power

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Live: Weather – Gale force winds, SH2 closed, roofs lifting, trees down, flights delayed, thousands without power

A roof has fallen into a garden in Kelburn, Wellington as heavy winds hit the region. Photo / Azaria Howell, Newstalk ZB Gale-force winds battering the lower North Island have forced the closure of a major state highway, lifted roofs, smashed windows, felled trees and cut electricity to thousands of homes. SH2 at Remutaka Hill … Read more