Winter Weather is meaning some Roads are Closed.

After some really bad winter weather, where we were hit with the full force of a cyclone, we were without power for most of Saturday. Fortunately we were reconnected late on Saturday night, but others are still waiting with huge numbers needing assistance. We are due some more bad weather tomorrow it seems.

For those travellers driving in the central North Island, they may well find the Desert Rd has been closed . They certainly need to check, as it has been closed frequently with the snow and bad weather recently. The South Island will also have many of the Passes closed or they will need chains if they are driving in these areas. So people should be checking the weather forecast regularly. It has certainly been a colder than normal winter generally.