Weather toll

Reports of storm damage in Waipā included: administers the region’s Group Emergency Management Office and the group plan from its headquarters in Hamilton where there are four group controllers including Julian Snowball, the group manager. There are 13 local controllers across the Waikato region, including three in western Waikato.

The group and local controllers are all statutory positions appointed under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act.

• a tree branch across Whitehall Road was cleared by the farmer and contractors removed debris

• On the corner of King St and Robinson Street in Cambridge - there were blocked catchpits on the intersection causing water over the road .

• Budden Road, Te Awamutu – drain flooding into farm land

• Arapuni Road, Pukeatua –Tree branch hanging down over road

• A slip covering both lanes on Te Miro Road. Cleared by contractors but there has been road damage.

• In Oriepunga Road, Maungatautari contractors attended to a slip plus a pine tree across both lanes.

• Inglefield Street, Pirongia, water pooling on one property flooded the garage.

• In a new subdivision in Pirongia, there was surface flooding on some streets.

• a slip on Te Awa River Ride within the St Peters area.

• War Memorial Park, Te Awamutu – a path has been impacted by pavers falling away

• River Side Reserve, Cambridge – high water levels have eroded behind platform.