people in the northern half of the North Island have had their summer holidays cut short when tropical cyclone ‘Hale’ chose to pay us a visit before fading away. Gale force winds, torrential rain and tidal storm surges have all been part of the mix with resulting floods, land-slips, downed trees and road blockages. Although our forecast for today was for heavy rain and strong winds we are actually having clear blue skies to accompany the wind. We have been very fortunate.
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