Alle berichtgeving over storm en noodweer in Nieuw Zeeland
Storm en wind
Alle berichtgeving over storm en noodweer in Nieuw Zeeland
Zware storm op weg naar Nieuw-Zeeland
Een groot deel van de bevolking uit Nieuw-Zeeland is zich aan het voorbereiden op een enorme zware storm, die naar verwachting in de komende paar dagen aan land komt.
De eerste gebieden, die zullen getroffen worden, zijn de westelijke en noordelijke delen van de eilanden. De Nieuw-Zeelandse MetService heeft vandaag waarschuwingen afgegeven voor extreem gevaarlijk weer met heel veel neerslag, welke kan oplopen tot zo'n 90 tot 120mm in het Westland en Paparoa Range gebied.
Medewerkers van MetService voorspellen, dat de fronten snel naar het oosten zullen trekken. De buien, die het front met zich meebrengt, zullen ook gepaard gaan met zware tot zeer zware onweersbuien en een grote hoeveelheid neerslag. Door de grote hoeveelheden regenval, die er voorspeld wordt, kunnen rivieren makkelijk buiten hun oevers treden en overstromingen vooroorzaken.
In andere delen is het mogelijk, dat de regen in sneeuw overgaat, wat daar ook gevaarlijke omstandigheden met zich meebrengt.
Hevige regenval en zware stormen zijn geen uitzondering tijdens de winterperiode in Nieuw-Zeeland
©onweer-online | Gewijzigd: 31 juli 2008, 07:56 uur, door Marga
Een groot deel van de bevolking uit Nieuw-Zeeland is zich aan het voorbereiden op een enorme zware storm, die naar verwachting in de komende paar dagen aan land komt.
De eerste gebieden, die zullen getroffen worden, zijn de westelijke en noordelijke delen van de eilanden. De Nieuw-Zeelandse MetService heeft vandaag waarschuwingen afgegeven voor extreem gevaarlijk weer met heel veel neerslag, welke kan oplopen tot zo'n 90 tot 120mm in het Westland en Paparoa Range gebied.
Medewerkers van MetService voorspellen, dat de fronten snel naar het oosten zullen trekken. De buien, die het front met zich meebrengt, zullen ook gepaard gaan met zware tot zeer zware onweersbuien en een grote hoeveelheid neerslag. Door de grote hoeveelheden regenval, die er voorspeld wordt, kunnen rivieren makkelijk buiten hun oevers treden en overstromingen vooroorzaken.
In andere delen is het mogelijk, dat de regen in sneeuw overgaat, wat daar ook gevaarlijke omstandigheden met zich meebrengt.
Hevige regenval en zware stormen zijn geen uitzondering tijdens de winterperiode in Nieuw-Zeeland
©onweer-online | Gewijzigd: 31 juli 2008, 07:56 uur, door Marga
Wet and wild times ahead
Yesterday, wind, rain and thunderstorms lashed the country. Today, more gales and showers are expected and, just to add to the winter cheer, it is likely to be cold. The MetService is forecasting a drop in temperatures as a deep low moves up the east coast of the South Island to the north this morning.
The low is expected to hit Wellington first, then Auckland in the afternoon, accompanied by miserable cold southerlies. On a brighter note for skiers, but not for motorists, severe weather forecaster Paul Mallinson said snow would fall to 700m or lower in the North Island.
That's going to affect the Desert Road and we think it might touch the Rimutaka Hill road too. Mr Mallinson said the winds would switch from southwesterlies to southeasterlies as the front moved north. It's an event for the eastern part of the country with strong gale winds about the coast, as well as rain and snow. Auckland was expected to drop to 8C by evening, from 13C at midday.
Yesterday, it was a similarly grim picture, with wind gusts of between 100km/h and 110km/h buffeting both the Hauraki Gulf and Manukau Heads. Farther south, at Golden Valley west of Tauranga, gusts of up to 100km/h were recorded. Swells of more than 6m pounded the west coast during the day, from north of Auckland to the Kapiti Coast.
At Raglan, the swells reached the scary height of 9m.They're saying it's breaking as far out as it has done in five years, surf lifeguard Travis Slattery said. It's very big, very messy, very windy.Mr Slattery said the waves were breaking 800m offshore, compared with 500m or 600m in a reasonable swell, and no one was trying to surf.
Luckily people are using their common sense. There's a bit of talk around that it's a bit bigger than what it normally is on a large swell, but being the west coast, I don't think people are too surprised. MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum said the size of yesterday's waves was unusual at any time of the year.
In Wellington, a storm swell caused waves to crash on to Centennial Highway (State Highway 1 between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki). The waves threw driftwood and debris on to the road and police advised motorists to defer travel in the area.
©NZ-herald | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Yesterday, wind, rain and thunderstorms lashed the country. Today, more gales and showers are expected and, just to add to the winter cheer, it is likely to be cold. The MetService is forecasting a drop in temperatures as a deep low moves up the east coast of the South Island to the north this morning.
The low is expected to hit Wellington first, then Auckland in the afternoon, accompanied by miserable cold southerlies. On a brighter note for skiers, but not for motorists, severe weather forecaster Paul Mallinson said snow would fall to 700m or lower in the North Island.
That's going to affect the Desert Road and we think it might touch the Rimutaka Hill road too. Mr Mallinson said the winds would switch from southwesterlies to southeasterlies as the front moved north. It's an event for the eastern part of the country with strong gale winds about the coast, as well as rain and snow. Auckland was expected to drop to 8C by evening, from 13C at midday.
Yesterday, it was a similarly grim picture, with wind gusts of between 100km/h and 110km/h buffeting both the Hauraki Gulf and Manukau Heads. Farther south, at Golden Valley west of Tauranga, gusts of up to 100km/h were recorded. Swells of more than 6m pounded the west coast during the day, from north of Auckland to the Kapiti Coast.
At Raglan, the swells reached the scary height of 9m.They're saying it's breaking as far out as it has done in five years, surf lifeguard Travis Slattery said. It's very big, very messy, very windy.Mr Slattery said the waves were breaking 800m offshore, compared with 500m or 600m in a reasonable swell, and no one was trying to surf.
Luckily people are using their common sense. There's a bit of talk around that it's a bit bigger than what it normally is on a large swell, but being the west coast, I don't think people are too surprised. MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum said the size of yesterday's waves was unusual at any time of the year.
In Wellington, a storm swell caused waves to crash on to Centennial Highway (State Highway 1 between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki). The waves threw driftwood and debris on to the road and police advised motorists to defer travel in the area.
©NZ-herald | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Gale force winds blow up Qld coast
Surf pounds the jetty at Main Beach-The Spit at Surfers Paradise
Boats are likely to remain in port today because of the gale and strong wind warning for much of the Queensland coast. Wind warnings are current for coastal waters between Cooktown in the state's far north to Point Danger in the south-east. Hazardous beach conditions are expected for the Fraser coast during the day. Weather bureau forecaster Brett Harrison says gale force winds were recorded on Cape Moreton in the state's south-east early this morning. "Wind gusts got to 80 kilometres per hour in that region," he said. "Generally we should see the winds a bit higher than they were yesterday. "Overall the sea conditions probably won't be as bad as what we saw yesterday - it has eased to about three metres and likely to stay around that strength today." Hervey Bay Marine Rescue radio operator Rex McVeigh says boaties are not venturing out. "Pretty rough and windy and it's raining and I don't think it's a good time to go fishing actually," he said.
A surfer jogs past the trawler, Miss Melissa, as it sits stranded on Mooloolaba Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
Deluge
Regional Queenslanders are checking rain records after big falls in the past 24 hours. The Mackay-Whitsunday region has recorded more than its July average rainfall in just two days. Central Queensland also received welcome heavy rain as the system moved down the coast. Rockhampton had 42 millimetres and Emerald, Biloela and Yeppoon about 60 millimetres. Heavy rain fell all night in the Wide Bay. Hervey Bay received just under 60 millimetres to 530am AEST.
Farmers
The rain has dealt another blow to canegrowers in the Burdekin region. An industrial incident at the Pioneer Sugar Mill near Townsville last month stalled the cane crush, delaying its completion to December and frustrating farmers. But Burdekin Canegrowers Association chairman David Lando says the rain is likely to push the completion date back even further. "We have got wet days in our calculations for our season length and all that sort of thing," he said. "This'll be putting us back beyond those 10 days because we've had a couple of days of wet weather before this now and then this heavier rain," he said. "We've had over 35 to 40 millimetres now and probably increasing. "It's going to set us back - detrimental to the whole season."
Bron: ABC | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Surf pounds the jetty at Main Beach-The Spit at Surfers Paradise
Boats are likely to remain in port today because of the gale and strong wind warning for much of the Queensland coast. Wind warnings are current for coastal waters between Cooktown in the state's far north to Point Danger in the south-east. Hazardous beach conditions are expected for the Fraser coast during the day. Weather bureau forecaster Brett Harrison says gale force winds were recorded on Cape Moreton in the state's south-east early this morning. "Wind gusts got to 80 kilometres per hour in that region," he said. "Generally we should see the winds a bit higher than they were yesterday. "Overall the sea conditions probably won't be as bad as what we saw yesterday - it has eased to about three metres and likely to stay around that strength today." Hervey Bay Marine Rescue radio operator Rex McVeigh says boaties are not venturing out. "Pretty rough and windy and it's raining and I don't think it's a good time to go fishing actually," he said.
A surfer jogs past the trawler, Miss Melissa, as it sits stranded on Mooloolaba Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast
Deluge
Regional Queenslanders are checking rain records after big falls in the past 24 hours. The Mackay-Whitsunday region has recorded more than its July average rainfall in just two days. Central Queensland also received welcome heavy rain as the system moved down the coast. Rockhampton had 42 millimetres and Emerald, Biloela and Yeppoon about 60 millimetres. Heavy rain fell all night in the Wide Bay. Hervey Bay received just under 60 millimetres to 530am AEST.
Farmers
The rain has dealt another blow to canegrowers in the Burdekin region. An industrial incident at the Pioneer Sugar Mill near Townsville last month stalled the cane crush, delaying its completion to December and frustrating farmers. But Burdekin Canegrowers Association chairman David Lando says the rain is likely to push the completion date back even further. "We have got wet days in our calculations for our season length and all that sort of thing," he said. "This'll be putting us back beyond those 10 days because we've had a couple of days of wet weather before this now and then this heavier rain," he said. "We've had over 35 to 40 millimetres now and probably increasing. "It's going to set us back - detrimental to the whole season."
Bron: ABC | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Every cloud has a silver lining
Nieuw Zeeland zet zich schrap voor 'verwoestende storm'
Een zware storm, volgens statistieken de ergste sinds 1976, die gepaard ging met hevige rukwinden op het Noordereiland en sneeuwval op het Zuidereiland zorgde deze week op veel plaatsen in Nieuw Zeeland voor flinke problemen. Volgens meteorologen zijn de heftige weersomstandigheden echter slechts een voorbode voor een nog veel krachtigere storm, die zaterdag over het land zal razen.
Enorme golven beukten donderdag op de kust van Nieuw Zeeland
Windstoten tot 120 km/uur legde het vliegverkeer van en naar de hoofdstad Wellington de hele donderdag lam. Diverse ferry-afvaarten tussen het Noorder- en het Zuidereiland moesten gecancelled worden vanwege 5 meter hoge golven.
De storm van donderdag beukte op de kust van het Noordereiland en veroorzaakte aardverschuivingen en ondergelopen wegen. De bewoners waren echter goed voorbereid en vonden dat de schade achteraf wel mee viel.
De Nieuw Zeelandse meteorologische dienst waarschuwt echter dat 'één van de grootste en diepste lagedrukgebieden die we ooit hebben gezien' aanstaande zaterdag het noorden van Nieuw Zeeland zal bereiken. Deze nog veel krachtigere storm wordt 'potentieel verwoestend' genoemd.
©Weeswaakzaam | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Een zware storm, volgens statistieken de ergste sinds 1976, die gepaard ging met hevige rukwinden op het Noordereiland en sneeuwval op het Zuidereiland zorgde deze week op veel plaatsen in Nieuw Zeeland voor flinke problemen. Volgens meteorologen zijn de heftige weersomstandigheden echter slechts een voorbode voor een nog veel krachtigere storm, die zaterdag over het land zal razen.
Enorme golven beukten donderdag op de kust van Nieuw Zeeland
Windstoten tot 120 km/uur legde het vliegverkeer van en naar de hoofdstad Wellington de hele donderdag lam. Diverse ferry-afvaarten tussen het Noorder- en het Zuidereiland moesten gecancelled worden vanwege 5 meter hoge golven.
De storm van donderdag beukte op de kust van het Noordereiland en veroorzaakte aardverschuivingen en ondergelopen wegen. De bewoners waren echter goed voorbereid en vonden dat de schade achteraf wel mee viel.
De Nieuw Zeelandse meteorologische dienst waarschuwt echter dat 'één van de grootste en diepste lagedrukgebieden die we ooit hebben gezien' aanstaande zaterdag het noorden van Nieuw Zeeland zal bereiken. Deze nog veel krachtigere storm wordt 'potentieel verwoestend' genoemd.
©Weeswaakzaam | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:28 uur, door Joyce.s
Severe storm hits New Zealand's upper North Island
A severe storm continued to lash the top half of New Zealand's North Island on Saturday, with strong wind warnings in place for most areas of the North Island. The storm toppled power lines and trees, closed roads and caused extensive power outages, Radio New Zealand reported on Saturday. MetService predicted the storm, which began on Saturday morning, will last about 24 hours. he storm hit Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty on Saturday evening and was expected to be felt in East Cape by late Sunday morning.
Civil Defense centers in the North Island warned people to be prepared for flooding and power outages. Its advice for how to cope with storm conditions is listed below. In New Zealand's largest city of Auckland, 50,000 customers were without power in the city's Waitakere, Rodney and North Shore areas on Saturday night after high winds caused a number of faults to power cables. Lines company Vector said about 7,000 customers were without power on its Auckland network. Far North power company Top Energy says 14,000 homes experienced some form of power outage on Saturday. A spokesperson said that 400 homes would be without power until Sunday. In Northland, 5,000 households in the Whangarei and Dargaville districts were without power on Saturday night. The Bay of Islands Hospital was being powered by a generator, as Top Energy responded to power outages throughout the Hokianga and Bay of Islands. It reported widespread outages across the Far North, including Kaitaia, Opononi, Taupo Bay and Coopers Beach.
Bron:Chinaview | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:09 uur, door Marga
A severe storm continued to lash the top half of New Zealand's North Island on Saturday, with strong wind warnings in place for most areas of the North Island. The storm toppled power lines and trees, closed roads and caused extensive power outages, Radio New Zealand reported on Saturday. MetService predicted the storm, which began on Saturday morning, will last about 24 hours. he storm hit Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty on Saturday evening and was expected to be felt in East Cape by late Sunday morning.
Civil Defense centers in the North Island warned people to be prepared for flooding and power outages. Its advice for how to cope with storm conditions is listed below. In New Zealand's largest city of Auckland, 50,000 customers were without power in the city's Waitakere, Rodney and North Shore areas on Saturday night after high winds caused a number of faults to power cables. Lines company Vector said about 7,000 customers were without power on its Auckland network. Far North power company Top Energy says 14,000 homes experienced some form of power outage on Saturday. A spokesperson said that 400 homes would be without power until Sunday. In Northland, 5,000 households in the Whangarei and Dargaville districts were without power on Saturday night. The Bay of Islands Hospital was being powered by a generator, as Top Energy responded to power outages throughout the Hokianga and Bay of Islands. It reported widespread outages across the Far North, including Kaitaia, Opononi, Taupo Bay and Coopers Beach.
Bron:Chinaview | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:09 uur, door Marga
'Horrible' weather not finished yet
Wet and wild weather is set to stay with us today and most of this week. Radio Network weather analyst Philip Duncan said that while winds dropped slightly last night, today's weather would be rough. "It's going to come back and bite us again." Duncan said strong, cold southerlies would blow over the entire North Island today, reaching speeds of up to 120km/h from Taupo east. "It will be cold, windy and very wet. It will be horrible." Eastern districts should also prepare for heavy rain, especially the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the East Cape. South-westerlies will buffet Auckland, reaching galeforce by noon.
By tomorrow the storm should be offshore but deepening, exposing the risk of high dangerous seas along the east coast of the North Island with the potential to reach the South Island. As if that wasn't enough, Duncan said a second storm would form in almost exactly the same place on Tuesday night. While not quite qualifying as another weather bomb, it is predicted to bring heavy rain to Northland on Tuesday. The second storm is expected to travel down the central North Island, with rain affecting Taranaki and Wellington and bringing severe gales to central areas. Duncan predicted no sign of relief until next weekend at the earliest. "We are stuck in this pattern now, we've got another stormy week ahead."
Bron: NZHerald
Wet and wild weather is set to stay with us today and most of this week. Radio Network weather analyst Philip Duncan said that while winds dropped slightly last night, today's weather would be rough. "It's going to come back and bite us again." Duncan said strong, cold southerlies would blow over the entire North Island today, reaching speeds of up to 120km/h from Taupo east. "It will be cold, windy and very wet. It will be horrible." Eastern districts should also prepare for heavy rain, especially the Eastern Bay of Plenty and the East Cape. South-westerlies will buffet Auckland, reaching galeforce by noon.
By tomorrow the storm should be offshore but deepening, exposing the risk of high dangerous seas along the east coast of the North Island with the potential to reach the South Island. As if that wasn't enough, Duncan said a second storm would form in almost exactly the same place on Tuesday night. While not quite qualifying as another weather bomb, it is predicted to bring heavy rain to Northland on Tuesday. The second storm is expected to travel down the central North Island, with rain affecting Taranaki and Wellington and bringing severe gales to central areas. Duncan predicted no sign of relief until next weekend at the earliest. "We are stuck in this pattern now, we've got another stormy week ahead."
Bron: NZHerald
Every cloud has a silver lining
Storm to hit hard at Kapiti Coast and Southern Taranaki
Life a figure skater spinning out on the ice - that's the analogy I'm using to describe this storm moving across the country at the moment.
You probably often hear terms like "organised" and "disorganised". Well this system is organised.
It has a centre to it with a large ‘eye', it also - from space - looks like the perfect low pressure system with cloud swirling into it's centre. In fact the cloud is impressive, mixing with the sub-tropical jet stream yesterday north of New Zealand the cloud stretched from northern Australia right down over us and deep into the Southern Ocean.
In fact, in a rarely seen satellite image you couldn't see each end of the frontal cloud.
But the system is well organised and what that means is that it is pretty predictable and has a clear centre to it.
The figure skater analogy is this: when a skater spins on the ice they pull their arms in across their chest - as they do this, they spin faster. That's what this low is doing - the isobars are closely packed so the whole thing spins fast.
From the latest satellite maps you can see it's clearly developed eye. Now it's this eye that brings bitter sweet weather. The eye is calm - light winds, and often clear skies. All the severe weather spirals around the outer wall of the eye - sometimes hundreds of kilometres away from the centre. That's the sweet part.
The bitter part is that the eye is where the air pressure is at it's lowest. Simply put, when the air pressure is high it pushes the sea level down. When the air pressure is low that allows the sea to rise and create a storm surge. That coupled with gale force winds driving even more water in and suddenly exposed western beaches from the Kapiti Coast to Southern Taranaki are in an extremely dangerous situation. Beach erosion, huge waves several metres high, king tides, massive rips and coastal flooding are all a possibility today.
It's not too often we see such a clearly developed low pressure system so if you're a geek and you enjoy this stuff make sure you take a look at the satellite map at the Weather Watch Centre . If you click on it, it will animate for you and you'll see the low clearly in action along the West Coast.
One more thing to note with a system like this - they can be fatal. These storms are dangerous and while deaths in New Zealand related to the weather remain low that's partly because of our education on what to do (or not do) in severe weather. A lady had her leg broken in New Plymouth when a gust of wind blew her out into an oncoming vehicle yesterday. A man in the weekend was apparently blown across his room after his house was hit by lightning and he was listening to headphones on his computer. This nasty storm does pose a risk to life and property - so over the next 24 to 36 hours take extreme care and take note of what's happening around you weather-wise just to be safe.
bron: nzherald
Life a figure skater spinning out on the ice - that's the analogy I'm using to describe this storm moving across the country at the moment.
You probably often hear terms like "organised" and "disorganised". Well this system is organised.
It has a centre to it with a large ‘eye', it also - from space - looks like the perfect low pressure system with cloud swirling into it's centre. In fact the cloud is impressive, mixing with the sub-tropical jet stream yesterday north of New Zealand the cloud stretched from northern Australia right down over us and deep into the Southern Ocean.
In fact, in a rarely seen satellite image you couldn't see each end of the frontal cloud.
But the system is well organised and what that means is that it is pretty predictable and has a clear centre to it.
The figure skater analogy is this: when a skater spins on the ice they pull their arms in across their chest - as they do this, they spin faster. That's what this low is doing - the isobars are closely packed so the whole thing spins fast.
From the latest satellite maps you can see it's clearly developed eye. Now it's this eye that brings bitter sweet weather. The eye is calm - light winds, and often clear skies. All the severe weather spirals around the outer wall of the eye - sometimes hundreds of kilometres away from the centre. That's the sweet part.
The bitter part is that the eye is where the air pressure is at it's lowest. Simply put, when the air pressure is high it pushes the sea level down. When the air pressure is low that allows the sea to rise and create a storm surge. That coupled with gale force winds driving even more water in and suddenly exposed western beaches from the Kapiti Coast to Southern Taranaki are in an extremely dangerous situation. Beach erosion, huge waves several metres high, king tides, massive rips and coastal flooding are all a possibility today.
It's not too often we see such a clearly developed low pressure system so if you're a geek and you enjoy this stuff make sure you take a look at the satellite map at the Weather Watch Centre . If you click on it, it will animate for you and you'll see the low clearly in action along the West Coast.
One more thing to note with a system like this - they can be fatal. These storms are dangerous and while deaths in New Zealand related to the weather remain low that's partly because of our education on what to do (or not do) in severe weather. A lady had her leg broken in New Plymouth when a gust of wind blew her out into an oncoming vehicle yesterday. A man in the weekend was apparently blown across his room after his house was hit by lightning and he was listening to headphones on his computer. This nasty storm does pose a risk to life and property - so over the next 24 to 36 hours take extreme care and take note of what's happening around you weather-wise just to be safe.
bron: nzherald
Woman drowned, partner missing as storm moves south
Flooding at Woodhill, north of Auckland.
Police are searching for the partner of a woman whose body was pulled from a swollen stream in storm-hit Northland. The North Island's second storm in less than a week has caused havoc for motorists, with slips and flooding closing many roads and police warning against unnecessary travel. Police confirmed a woman, believed to be in her 40s, had been pulled from the Waikare River, in Waikare Valley Road in Kawakawa this morning. Her body was found 1.5km downstream from a ford that crosses over to her house. Police said they were searching for a second person, believed to be the woman's partner, who was missing.
A surfer takes advantage of the big waves at Murray's Bay on Auckland's North Shore.
Tornado
In the Bay of Plenty, a tornado ripped through several streets, lifting roof tiles and smashing windows about 9am, but there are no reports of injuries at this stage, police said. Papamoa resident Brian Gardyne said he heard a small tornado go around his house. He said: "There wasn't much damage but our poor dog in his kennel was a bit shocked it ripped up his roof." An hour later the wind had abated and the sun was shining weakly as firefighters placed tarpaulins on the damaged roofs, said Senior Sergeant Tania Kura from the Mt Maunganui police. "You wouldn't believe it now but it is light drizzle and it is quite sunny," she said. She said the tornado did not leave a swathe of destruction but several houses next to each other were damaged. "The fire guys are up on the roofs, putting tarps up to cover it in the meantime. "At the moment it is quite calm and everybody is able to get on with doing their job. "They are able to get and secure stuff because there is no risk around that."
Warnings
Elsewhere, fallen trees, slips and flooding were blocking many roads. A group of school children have been trapped at a Hawke's Bay school after the storm sweeping the country knocked over a tree, bringing down powerlines and cutting off the school's only road. Elsthorpe School Principal Katherine Rowe said the road became blocked about 11.30am. "There's only one road to the school and while there is some surface flooding the tree and powerlines have made it impossible to get out." Police have advised motorists in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and Manawatu to drive cautiously and not to travel unless they have to.
Mr Duncan warned a second band of rain would return to Northland later this morning, and could cause flash and surface flooding on already saturated ground
Roads
Auckland police said an increasing number of roads would have to be closed in the North Shore and Rodney areas as the heavy rain continued. They advised motorists to delay their travel or stay at home unless travel was absolutely necessary. Drivers who had to go out should take extreme care, said Inspector Matt Sillars from the police northern communications centre in Auckland. "Some of these idiots drive straight through a flooded part of the road and think it is huge fun, but all they do is flood cars and suddenly we have got blockages and it creates other problems for us," he said. Drivers should slow down and not speed into flooding, even minor flooding, in case the road had been damaged, he said.
Front moves south
The wild weather had local authorities and emergency workers on red alert across the top of the North Island with residents being advised to stay indoors and stock up on food, water and batteries.Farmers were urged to move stock to higher ground as rivers and streams overflowed their banks. However, a Northland Regional Council spokesman said rain in Northland had fallen over much longer period than originally expected and the region had a lucky escape. "In the end, we had no new reports of flooding overnight, although there has been some damage to roading infrastructure throughout the region and to power networks, largely in the Far North." The Far North District Council said the area had also emerged largely unscathed from the storm. Mr Duncan said the rain was moving south from Waikato, falling at a rate that could flood rivers and streams. Environment Bay of Plenty staff were monitoring river levels after a drenching overnight. Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty received approximately 45mm of rain since 9pm yesterday. Whakatane received around 22mm of rain and Rotorua approximately 14mm of rain. Mr Duncan said the worst winds would move to the lower part of the North Island and top of the South by later this morning. "Severe north east gales are looking increasingly likely in Wellington and surrounding regions which may affect commuters," he said. By tonight the South should expect torrential rain in the east and severe gales inland and along West Coast. "While the South Island takes the brunt of the storm tomorrow night the back end of the low will be moving onshore over the far North bringing thunderstorms and very strong nor'westers, gusting to gale force," Mr Duncan said. MetService said heavy swells and high seas were expected about eastern coasts.
Bron:NZPA
Flooding at Woodhill, north of Auckland.
Police are searching for the partner of a woman whose body was pulled from a swollen stream in storm-hit Northland. The North Island's second storm in less than a week has caused havoc for motorists, with slips and flooding closing many roads and police warning against unnecessary travel. Police confirmed a woman, believed to be in her 40s, had been pulled from the Waikare River, in Waikare Valley Road in Kawakawa this morning. Her body was found 1.5km downstream from a ford that crosses over to her house. Police said they were searching for a second person, believed to be the woman's partner, who was missing.
A surfer takes advantage of the big waves at Murray's Bay on Auckland's North Shore.
Tornado
In the Bay of Plenty, a tornado ripped through several streets, lifting roof tiles and smashing windows about 9am, but there are no reports of injuries at this stage, police said. Papamoa resident Brian Gardyne said he heard a small tornado go around his house. He said: "There wasn't much damage but our poor dog in his kennel was a bit shocked it ripped up his roof." An hour later the wind had abated and the sun was shining weakly as firefighters placed tarpaulins on the damaged roofs, said Senior Sergeant Tania Kura from the Mt Maunganui police. "You wouldn't believe it now but it is light drizzle and it is quite sunny," she said. She said the tornado did not leave a swathe of destruction but several houses next to each other were damaged. "The fire guys are up on the roofs, putting tarps up to cover it in the meantime. "At the moment it is quite calm and everybody is able to get on with doing their job. "They are able to get and secure stuff because there is no risk around that."
Warnings
Elsewhere, fallen trees, slips and flooding were blocking many roads. A group of school children have been trapped at a Hawke's Bay school after the storm sweeping the country knocked over a tree, bringing down powerlines and cutting off the school's only road. Elsthorpe School Principal Katherine Rowe said the road became blocked about 11.30am. "There's only one road to the school and while there is some surface flooding the tree and powerlines have made it impossible to get out." Police have advised motorists in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel and Manawatu to drive cautiously and not to travel unless they have to.
Mr Duncan warned a second band of rain would return to Northland later this morning, and could cause flash and surface flooding on already saturated ground
Roads
Auckland police said an increasing number of roads would have to be closed in the North Shore and Rodney areas as the heavy rain continued. They advised motorists to delay their travel or stay at home unless travel was absolutely necessary. Drivers who had to go out should take extreme care, said Inspector Matt Sillars from the police northern communications centre in Auckland. "Some of these idiots drive straight through a flooded part of the road and think it is huge fun, but all they do is flood cars and suddenly we have got blockages and it creates other problems for us," he said. Drivers should slow down and not speed into flooding, even minor flooding, in case the road had been damaged, he said.
Front moves south
The wild weather had local authorities and emergency workers on red alert across the top of the North Island with residents being advised to stay indoors and stock up on food, water and batteries.Farmers were urged to move stock to higher ground as rivers and streams overflowed their banks. However, a Northland Regional Council spokesman said rain in Northland had fallen over much longer period than originally expected and the region had a lucky escape. "In the end, we had no new reports of flooding overnight, although there has been some damage to roading infrastructure throughout the region and to power networks, largely in the Far North." The Far North District Council said the area had also emerged largely unscathed from the storm. Mr Duncan said the rain was moving south from Waikato, falling at a rate that could flood rivers and streams. Environment Bay of Plenty staff were monitoring river levels after a drenching overnight. Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty received approximately 45mm of rain since 9pm yesterday. Whakatane received around 22mm of rain and Rotorua approximately 14mm of rain. Mr Duncan said the worst winds would move to the lower part of the North Island and top of the South by later this morning. "Severe north east gales are looking increasingly likely in Wellington and surrounding regions which may affect commuters," he said. By tonight the South should expect torrential rain in the east and severe gales inland and along West Coast. "While the South Island takes the brunt of the storm tomorrow night the back end of the low will be moving onshore over the far North bringing thunderstorms and very strong nor'westers, gusting to gale force," Mr Duncan said. MetService said heavy swells and high seas were expected about eastern coasts.
Bron:NZPA
Every cloud has a silver lining
Second storm in a week lashes New Zealand
Wellington - The second major storm in a week lashed New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, with torrential rains bringing landslides and flooding that blocked highways while gale force winds toppled trees. The Northland province was cut off from the rest of the country at one stage, and 250 millimetres of rain was recorded on the Coromandel peninsula. Police advised motorists in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous region with more than 1 million people, not to travel unless they had to. As the storm moved south, forecasters issued a severe weather warning for half the country, saying it was potentially destructive. They said a huge low-pressure system over New Zealand was not expected to move away until the weekend at the earliest.
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ROUGH RIDE: Waves of up to 10 metres batter Interislander ferry Kaitaki as it leaves Wellington Harbour yesterday.
ROBERT KITCHIN/The Dominion Post | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:06 uur, door Marga
Wellington - The second major storm in a week lashed New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, with torrential rains bringing landslides and flooding that blocked highways while gale force winds toppled trees. The Northland province was cut off from the rest of the country at one stage, and 250 millimetres of rain was recorded on the Coromandel peninsula. Police advised motorists in Auckland, New Zealand's most populous region with more than 1 million people, not to travel unless they had to. As the storm moved south, forecasters issued a severe weather warning for half the country, saying it was potentially destructive. They said a huge low-pressure system over New Zealand was not expected to move away until the weekend at the earliest.
Bron: M&C
ROUGH RIDE: Waves of up to 10 metres batter Interislander ferry Kaitaki as it leaves Wellington Harbour yesterday.
ROBERT KITCHIN/The Dominion Post | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:06 uur, door Marga
Every cloud has a silver lining
They sought shelter but the sea took them
The storm wrecked the San Cuvier and killed two of the crew. Photo / Alan Gibson
The skipper who lost his life when his fishing boat ran aground in treacherous seas yesterday was an experienced seaman who had lived through many violent storms. Eric Barratt, managing director of Sanford, which owned the stranded San Cuvier, told the Herald last night the man and his crew had attempted to launch the liferaft at Haurere Pt near Opotiki when it became clear the boat would run aground. The two men who died have not been named, nor have the two crew members who survived. A minute's silence was held at the fish market in Auckland this morning to mark the deaths. A 16-year-old from Auckland was in a stable condition in the surgical unit of Whakatane Hospital yesterday and a second man, also from Auckland, was treated for hypothermia and discharged.
Their two colleagues were among four people thought to have lost their lives in weather-related incidents over the weekend. James Moore, 33, died when his outrigger canoe hit rough waters off Mt Maunganui on Saturday afternoon. He had left Maketu with three friends and went missing in the rough seas. His body was recovered yesterday. The fourth storm victim is a 38-year-old man who died in a house fire at Meremere in the Waikato which is believed to have been started by a candle after a power cut.
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Bron: NZ Herald | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:03 uur, door Marga
The storm wrecked the San Cuvier and killed two of the crew. Photo / Alan Gibson
The skipper who lost his life when his fishing boat ran aground in treacherous seas yesterday was an experienced seaman who had lived through many violent storms. Eric Barratt, managing director of Sanford, which owned the stranded San Cuvier, told the Herald last night the man and his crew had attempted to launch the liferaft at Haurere Pt near Opotiki when it became clear the boat would run aground. The two men who died have not been named, nor have the two crew members who survived. A minute's silence was held at the fish market in Auckland this morning to mark the deaths. A 16-year-old from Auckland was in a stable condition in the surgical unit of Whakatane Hospital yesterday and a second man, also from Auckland, was treated for hypothermia and discharged.
Their two colleagues were among four people thought to have lost their lives in weather-related incidents over the weekend. James Moore, 33, died when his outrigger canoe hit rough waters off Mt Maunganui on Saturday afternoon. He had left Maketu with three friends and went missing in the rough seas. His body was recovered yesterday. The fourth storm victim is a 38-year-old man who died in a house fire at Meremere in the Waikato which is believed to have been started by a candle after a power cut.
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Bron: NZ Herald | Gewijzigd: 30 juli 2008, 07:03 uur, door Marga
Every cloud has a silver lining
(Submerged van in the Karangahake Gorge between Waihi and Paeroa. Over 300mm of rain was recorded in this area in less than 24 hours. Photo: Mike & Brigid Broad)
(Flooded backyard in Picton. Photo: Nicci Bergman)
Flooding along the Kennedy Road Stream, Napier. Photos by weather watcher Lee Curtis.
Bron: WW.NZ
Every cloud has a silver lining
Weather moves into crazy mode
Boy can you believe this weather?
After nothing to talk about from October 2007 until March 2008 (apart from the dought of course) our weather has gone into crazy mode.
Starting in April with torrential rains over Northland and Central Plateau, then snow storms in June then big frosts in early July and now 3 storms in 7 days - 2 of which considered "major" even by the most conservative of forecasters.
It's been a rough week for forecasters - a mix of adrenaline for something that draws us to the job in the first place and exhaustion from the little sleep we get as we watch them develop. I would say last Saturday was the busiest day of my life feeding updates to the Weather Watch Centre from 6am Saturday until 2am on Sunday.
I have been absolutely astounded by the incredible feedback from every day kiwis right across New Zealand - and from family members across the world, including Spain and the UK. When I floated the idea of the Weather Watch Centre a few years ago a number of colleagues said the weather was boring.
Well on Saturday I think I proved them wrong - the weather isn't, by a long shot, boring. Well, okay maybe 6 months of dry weather got a bit boring to talk about, but you get my point!! The weather excites many of us in a strange, but I think natural, way.
Photos sent in to me and photos sent into nzherald.co.nz were from all walks off life. Young guys, older ladies, families, single people, weather geeks and weather nuts (believe me, there is a difference) and they were showing people embracing the wild weather.
In fact one post at weatherwatch.co.nz from someone called Andrew claimed he was disappointed that the storm wasn't bigger in Auckland. "Some people may think I'm crazy but I was actually disappointed in the storm Saturday night! I live in Pakuranga in Auckland & had been preparing for a doozey but it didn't really eventuate into anything substantial in my area". Marg replied with "Yes, you are crazy! Next time perhaps you'd like to go North or East and help clear up the debris on the beaches or sawing up 2 huge trees that came down on my property. Thank your lucky stars". Then Leigh followed up with "I'm with you Andrew. I expected more and got less. Better luck next time!"
For those of you who hate wild weather (and I doubt many of you are probably reading a weather blog!) this is incredibly common here in NZ - people get disappointed when a storm doesn't hit hard - and I'll admit, I'm one of them. It's a tough thing to like, you don't for a second want that storm to harm anyone, but at the same time experiencing a huge storm is an adrenaline rush of fear and excitment.
From time spent in hurricane forums in the United States, American's don't seem to share this enthusiasm for big storms - and it's quite clear why. They are far more deadly and destructive there. Even our biggest and most violent storms don't last long in New Zealand, plus we're too far south for full strength Tropical Cyclones and a bit too far north for major polar storms.
Our severe weather is usually short lived and isolated, not always of course, but usually. We don't see large towns completely destroyed or entire citys under water. So i guess we lack the fear because many of us haven't truly experienced nature's full fury.
Thanks for the comments here and at the Weather Watch Centre. They are truly appreciated and so much fun to read. It's great to see so many people are passionately interested in this topic.
Bron:nzherald.co.nz
Boy can you believe this weather?
After nothing to talk about from October 2007 until March 2008 (apart from the dought of course) our weather has gone into crazy mode.
Starting in April with torrential rains over Northland and Central Plateau, then snow storms in June then big frosts in early July and now 3 storms in 7 days - 2 of which considered "major" even by the most conservative of forecasters.
It's been a rough week for forecasters - a mix of adrenaline for something that draws us to the job in the first place and exhaustion from the little sleep we get as we watch them develop. I would say last Saturday was the busiest day of my life feeding updates to the Weather Watch Centre from 6am Saturday until 2am on Sunday.
I have been absolutely astounded by the incredible feedback from every day kiwis right across New Zealand - and from family members across the world, including Spain and the UK. When I floated the idea of the Weather Watch Centre a few years ago a number of colleagues said the weather was boring.
Well on Saturday I think I proved them wrong - the weather isn't, by a long shot, boring. Well, okay maybe 6 months of dry weather got a bit boring to talk about, but you get my point!! The weather excites many of us in a strange, but I think natural, way.
Photos sent in to me and photos sent into nzherald.co.nz were from all walks off life. Young guys, older ladies, families, single people, weather geeks and weather nuts (believe me, there is a difference) and they were showing people embracing the wild weather.
In fact one post at weatherwatch.co.nz from someone called Andrew claimed he was disappointed that the storm wasn't bigger in Auckland. "Some people may think I'm crazy but I was actually disappointed in the storm Saturday night! I live in Pakuranga in Auckland & had been preparing for a doozey but it didn't really eventuate into anything substantial in my area". Marg replied with "Yes, you are crazy! Next time perhaps you'd like to go North or East and help clear up the debris on the beaches or sawing up 2 huge trees that came down on my property. Thank your lucky stars". Then Leigh followed up with "I'm with you Andrew. I expected more and got less. Better luck next time!"
For those of you who hate wild weather (and I doubt many of you are probably reading a weather blog!) this is incredibly common here in NZ - people get disappointed when a storm doesn't hit hard - and I'll admit, I'm one of them. It's a tough thing to like, you don't for a second want that storm to harm anyone, but at the same time experiencing a huge storm is an adrenaline rush of fear and excitment.
From time spent in hurricane forums in the United States, American's don't seem to share this enthusiasm for big storms - and it's quite clear why. They are far more deadly and destructive there. Even our biggest and most violent storms don't last long in New Zealand, plus we're too far south for full strength Tropical Cyclones and a bit too far north for major polar storms.
Our severe weather is usually short lived and isolated, not always of course, but usually. We don't see large towns completely destroyed or entire citys under water. So i guess we lack the fear because many of us haven't truly experienced nature's full fury.
Thanks for the comments here and at the Weather Watch Centre. They are truly appreciated and so much fun to read. It's great to see so many people are passionately interested in this topic.
Bron:nzherald.co.nz
Meer regen voor al "verzopen" noorden van NZ
Impassable: This Eastern Waikato farm between Paeroa & Te Aroha is deep underwater following around 250mm of rain in less than a week. The average July rainfall in this area is about 140mm.
Rain, sometimes heavy, is forecast to fall again across much of the North Island tonight and over the next 48 hours as the deep low over the country stalls. The Weather Watch Centre's animated satellite map shows the cloud clearly spiralling around the low currently over northern South Island, bringing near continuous rain to Canterbury and creating more rain clouds in the north. Heavy rain has been falling along the Tararua ranges this afternoon and further rain could swell rivers even more.
White caps on brown flood waters due to gale force nor'westers over this flooded Waikato farm today.
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Evacuations roll out as storm stalls
Waimak in flood today.
Newstalk ZB in Christchurch is this afternoon reporting that Kaiapoi residents have been put on high alert for fears of widespread flooding as heavy rain continues to fall across the region. The town is home to 8000 people and is just 10 minutes north of Christchurch Meanwhile other North Canterbury townships are already dealing with flooding. Leithfield, Amberley, Sefton, Waikuku and now Kaiapoi have seen some residents leave their homes as floodwaters continue to rise. Small scale evacuations have taken place as steady rain continues to fall in much of Canterbury this afternoon with all eyes on swollen rivers. The Selwyn, Kaiapoi and Ashburton rivers are running particularly high and high tide is due this afternoon which may impact further on a number of areas. Christchurchs' Avon and Heathcote rivers are also extremely high and further rain may cause more problems. Akaroa was hit hard overnight with flooding for some residents in the inner harbour and also strong winds caused a number of headaches for homeowners with roofing iron, tiles and general debris being hurled about in the gale.
The gales crushed Leigh's car when the neighbours tree blew over in yesterday's severe gales in Nelson. Photo: Leigh Stevens
The storm seems to be stalling in some areas bringing prolonged rainfall. Some residents have commented that they haven't seen floodwaters to this degree before. A number of schools in outlying areas have closed their doors for the entire day or have decided to close early, due to rising water levels. Rangiora high school and Ilam primary school in Christchurch being also amongst the casualties. Civil Defence ares closely monitoring the situation and may consider further evacuations this afternoon. Marlborough is already in a state of emergency after earlier flooding and high winds lashed the province. More rain is forecast for Canterbury, particularly south of the Waimakariri river including Christchurch city, until midnight tonight.
Bron: Weatherwatch | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:29 uur, door Joyce.s
Impassable: This Eastern Waikato farm between Paeroa & Te Aroha is deep underwater following around 250mm of rain in less than a week. The average July rainfall in this area is about 140mm.
Rain, sometimes heavy, is forecast to fall again across much of the North Island tonight and over the next 48 hours as the deep low over the country stalls. The Weather Watch Centre's animated satellite map shows the cloud clearly spiralling around the low currently over northern South Island, bringing near continuous rain to Canterbury and creating more rain clouds in the north. Heavy rain has been falling along the Tararua ranges this afternoon and further rain could swell rivers even more.
White caps on brown flood waters due to gale force nor'westers over this flooded Waikato farm today.
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Evacuations roll out as storm stalls
Waimak in flood today.
Newstalk ZB in Christchurch is this afternoon reporting that Kaiapoi residents have been put on high alert for fears of widespread flooding as heavy rain continues to fall across the region. The town is home to 8000 people and is just 10 minutes north of Christchurch Meanwhile other North Canterbury townships are already dealing with flooding. Leithfield, Amberley, Sefton, Waikuku and now Kaiapoi have seen some residents leave their homes as floodwaters continue to rise. Small scale evacuations have taken place as steady rain continues to fall in much of Canterbury this afternoon with all eyes on swollen rivers. The Selwyn, Kaiapoi and Ashburton rivers are running particularly high and high tide is due this afternoon which may impact further on a number of areas. Christchurchs' Avon and Heathcote rivers are also extremely high and further rain may cause more problems. Akaroa was hit hard overnight with flooding for some residents in the inner harbour and also strong winds caused a number of headaches for homeowners with roofing iron, tiles and general debris being hurled about in the gale.
The gales crushed Leigh's car when the neighbours tree blew over in yesterday's severe gales in Nelson. Photo: Leigh Stevens
The storm seems to be stalling in some areas bringing prolonged rainfall. Some residents have commented that they haven't seen floodwaters to this degree before. A number of schools in outlying areas have closed their doors for the entire day or have decided to close early, due to rising water levels. Rangiora high school and Ilam primary school in Christchurch being also amongst the casualties. Civil Defence ares closely monitoring the situation and may consider further evacuations this afternoon. Marlborough is already in a state of emergency after earlier flooding and high winds lashed the province. More rain is forecast for Canterbury, particularly south of the Waimakariri river including Christchurch city, until midnight tonight.
Bron: Weatherwatch | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 15:29 uur, door Joyce.s
Every cloud has a silver lining
42 injured after cruise liner hit by storm
The Pacific Sun, here pictured off the Loyalty islands, New Caledonia, has been hit by the storm.
Forty-two people have received medical treatment after their cruise ship rolled sharply in heavy seas caused by the storm sweeping New Zealand.
The storm has lashed New Zealand and is currently drenching the South Island. P&O cruises said the ship Pacific Sun was hit by 7 metre swells and 50 knot winds when it suddenly rolled 600km north of Auckland just before 8pm yesterday. A spokesperson said onboard medical staff treated about 40 passengers as a result of the sudden movement. The ship was due in Auckland this morning but the bad weather has delayed its arrival by 24 hours. Maritime authorities are monitoring the cruise liner which is now sitting about 300 nautical miles (540km) north east of New Zealand. The vessel's crew reported that 42 passengers have received medical attention after the vessel was hit by the severe weather conditions and suffered a sudden heavy roll around 8pm last night. The vessel, carrying 1732 passengers and 671 crew, was en route to Auckland following an eight day cruise in the South Pacific. The New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre has asked the ship to send regular updates on its status. The vessel has not reported that it is in distress. A Maritime NZ safety inspector will visit the vessel to check on her when she arrives in port, which is scheduled for tomorrow.
Passengers emailing the Herald from the Pacific Sun said the sudden movement had caused a mess in parts of the ship. But some families in New Zealand told the Herald that email from the ship was only intermittent and it is hard to get in touch with the Pacific Sun, except by satellite phone. Cerise Jordan emailed the Herald to say that her mother is on board the liner. "She has confirmed that there are a number of passengers injured. Most with varying degrees of bruising. She stated clearly that the staff have been fantastic in extremely difficult circumstances. "Last night when the ship rolled she and her party were in the casino. They were injured as a result of machines coming loose and rolling into them. When in the dining hall the ship rolled again and she said all the crockery went flying." Some of the families of injured passengers on board a cruise ship battered by rough seas north of Auckland have heard about their loved ones through the media.
Bron:NZ Herald
The Pacific Sun, here pictured off the Loyalty islands, New Caledonia, has been hit by the storm.
Forty-two people have received medical treatment after their cruise ship rolled sharply in heavy seas caused by the storm sweeping New Zealand.
The storm has lashed New Zealand and is currently drenching the South Island. P&O cruises said the ship Pacific Sun was hit by 7 metre swells and 50 knot winds when it suddenly rolled 600km north of Auckland just before 8pm yesterday. A spokesperson said onboard medical staff treated about 40 passengers as a result of the sudden movement. The ship was due in Auckland this morning but the bad weather has delayed its arrival by 24 hours. Maritime authorities are monitoring the cruise liner which is now sitting about 300 nautical miles (540km) north east of New Zealand. The vessel's crew reported that 42 passengers have received medical attention after the vessel was hit by the severe weather conditions and suffered a sudden heavy roll around 8pm last night. The vessel, carrying 1732 passengers and 671 crew, was en route to Auckland following an eight day cruise in the South Pacific. The New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre has asked the ship to send regular updates on its status. The vessel has not reported that it is in distress. A Maritime NZ safety inspector will visit the vessel to check on her when she arrives in port, which is scheduled for tomorrow.
Passengers emailing the Herald from the Pacific Sun said the sudden movement had caused a mess in parts of the ship. But some families in New Zealand told the Herald that email from the ship was only intermittent and it is hard to get in touch with the Pacific Sun, except by satellite phone. Cerise Jordan emailed the Herald to say that her mother is on board the liner. "She has confirmed that there are a number of passengers injured. Most with varying degrees of bruising. She stated clearly that the staff have been fantastic in extremely difficult circumstances. "Last night when the ship rolled she and her party were in the casino. They were injured as a result of machines coming loose and rolling into them. When in the dining hall the ship rolled again and she said all the crockery went flying." Some of the families of injured passengers on board a cruise ship battered by rough seas north of Auckland have heard about their loved ones through the media.
Bron:NZ Herald
Every cloud has a silver lining
