Land slips have been reported on Relph Rd, Paradise Valley Rd, Dansey Rd, Dalbeth Rd, Bryce Rd and State Highway 30. Several families are stranded on Paradise Valley Rd in Ngongotaha with a culvert being washed away. Fire communications confirmed the culvert was washed out near 400 Paradise Valley Rd, an access way to at least two homes. A car crashed into a ditch on Paradise Valley Rd between Endean Rd and State Highway 5, but there were no reported injuries. Meanwhile a car crashed into a ditch on Paradise Valley Rd between Endean Rd and State Highway 5, but there were no reported injuries.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2017 03:21 UTC