Heavy rain closes schools and highway on East CoastHeavy rain washes soil and slash off forestry site on East CoastHeavy rain has closed roads and schools, cut off parts of the East Coast, and is washing wood and forestry debris off hillsides. Between 8am and 1pm Te Puia received 66mm of rain, Ruatoria received 46mm, and Tolaga Bay 39mm. SH35 is closed in three places due to slips and flooding: between Ruatoria and Tikitiki, between Te Araroa and Hicks Bay and between Torere and Omai. ​READ MORE:MANU CADDIE Forestry workings hit by heavy rain on the East Coast* Tolaga Bay clean-up could cost $10m, but who should pay? Green MP Chloe Swarbrick had visited Caddie business Hikurangi Enterprises on Thursday afternoon and was attempting to make her way back to Gisborne.

Source: Stuff August 30, 2018 03:43 UTC