1:10 pm today

Wild weather hits the South Island

From Afternoons, 1:10 pm today

The wild weather that caused chaos in the North Island has turned its attention South and Banks Peninsula seems to be bearing the brunt.
A Local State of Emergency has been declared there but widespread flooding and gusts over 100km/h have been reported in Canterbury.
We go to Wainui, a small settlement in Banks Peninsula where local resident Lawrence Smith is located 

Slips and trees down across a road in Wainui, Banks Peninsula

Wainui, Banks Peninsula Photo: Lawrence Smith