Wild weather hammers the country, cuts radio to WaikatoFile photo Commuters are being advised to take care on their way home. Strong winds in Waikato have mangled a radio tower, cutting the region off from multiple radio stations. A burst of wild spring weather damaged the transmission tower at Ruru on Tuesday evening, and a number of stations are affected, including Radio Hauraki. There were a number of other weather warnings in force around the country, due to a bout of wild springtime weather. "There's been this band of rain moving up the country, and it's now on its way to Auckland," Adams said.

Source: Stuff September 26, 2017 03:45 UTC