Photo: FileWild weather caused havoc with slips blocking roads, heavy rain flooding buildings and strong winds downing power lines and bringing a tree down on a house over the weekend. The forecaster also expects the Canterbury and Otago high country areas to get decent snow dumps early this week. It's understood a property in Island Bay, Wellington, also flooded after heavy rain. A heavy rain watch has been flagged for Northland where a drought was declared on February 11. The region has seen periods of heavy rain on Sunday, with Kerikeri receiving 30mm in six hours.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 03, 2020 20:15 UTC