Heavy rain causes problems for Hawkes Bay Drivers
This morning NZTA was urging extra care on the Napier-Taupo Road, and on State Highway 2 between Tangoio and Wairoa, north of Napier, as a result of slips and flooding.
Caution was urged because of surface water south and west of Hastings, on SH2 between Pakipaki and Waipukurau and on SH50 between Fernhill and Tikokino. MetService said heavy rain that fell in Hawke's Bay overnight was expected to last into early afternoon Thursday.
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