Tag: storm damage waiheke
High winds brings trees down on homes and cars
A powerful storm ripped through the Auckland region and battered the whole upper North Island last Wednesday night, 29 May. Niwa recorded 2000 lightning...
Airborne catamaran brings down powerlines
Extreme winds caused chaos on Monday evening, flinging boats into the air and bringing down powerlines. The wild winds reportedly tossed a dinghy into...
Disruption sparked by $5.5 million flood prevention project in Ostend
Traffic delays, disruptions to the transfer station and a lizard-proof fence are the main features of a $5.5 million stormwater project due to get...
Family’s year from hell – and then officials serve search warrant...
Paul Walden, a Waiheke Local Board member and for five years its chairman, was at the board offices earlier this month when police and...
In the eye of the storm
Last week’s intense storm caused a trail of disruption and destruction across the island – with widespread flooding, delays and damage caused by the...
