As at 12pm, please find below an update on the storm situation in Rodney.

Overview:
- Road crews are on site clearing road blockages.
- Some roads will be operating on single lane access and there is still debris on many roads so drivers are encouraged to use extreme care
- We have no reports of major injury, damage or flooding to date in Rodney

Power:
Widespread power outages are still occurring throughout the district. Vector are working hard to restore power across the region, but must prioritise safety issues over repairs.

Roading:
The following roads remain closed–primarily due to fallen trees and/or power lines. There are still over 70 trees down that have power lines in them and a further 200 trees down all over the district. Our contractors have worked throughout the night to clear as many roads as possible and have moved trees to the side of the road and will arrange for their removal over the next few days. At present our priority is to keep roads cleared for traffic.

New updates are in blue [bolded] text below:

North
Fishlock Road - Closed
Shegadeen Road - Closed
Tauhoa Road - Closed
Blackswamp Road - Closed
Sharp Road - Closed
Derrness Cres - Closed
Wayby Valley – 1 lane
J V Grant - Closed
Guy Road - Closed
Omaha Flats to Point Wells – 1 lane
Omaha Flats to Omaha by Jones – 1 lane
Young St, Snells Beach
Tree down Kraack Rd, Dome Valley
Trees down blocking Awapeka Rd, Te Hana (one-way road)
Tree down and blocking Wharehine Road – Closed (estimated open time 12:30pm)
Trees down blocking J Greenwood Road top of Pakiri Hill
Ferndale Road – power lines across road
Bayer Road – power lines across road
Ridge Road – power lines across road

West
Forresty Road Waitoki - Closed
Ireland Road - Closed
Caton Rd - Closed
McLeod Rd - Closed
Tree down Austin Rd, blocking road near Blake Lane
Tree blocking bridge on Cobblers Lane, Riverhead – closed
Tahekoroa Road – Closed
Ngapuke Road - Closed

East
Duck Creek Road / Spur Road – 1 lane
Messenger Road – 1 lane
Otanerua Road (Hatfields Beach) – 1 lane
Trees down Matakatia Parade
Ambassedor Grove, Orewa tree down
Traffic Lights – due to power outage these are not working on the Hibiscus Coast

Elizabeth St Tree Cleared
Tower Hill Tree Cleared
Maygrove Tree Cleared
John Brian Drive Tree Cleared
Ladies Mile Tree Cleared
Bay Street (antifreeze spill) Done
Waldorf Cres Tree Cleared
Centreway Road Tree Cleared

Other:
- At no time was a Civil Defence emergency called in Rodney, although staff did closely monitor the storm activity throughout the night (high tide was around 3.00am).
- Pontoon – the pontoon at Gulf Harbour was damaged due to the extreme winds of up to 145km/hour.
- If residents have suffered damage to private property during the storm they should contact their insurance company.

ENDS

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