Auckland Transport has apologized for any “confusion” by suggesting punters drive to Elton John’s concert at Mt Smart stadium on Friday night due to the lack of public transport.
On Friday afternoon, the organization has issued a statement correcting their previous advicesaying they had a “transportation plan”.
“Last night a post was published on our Facebook page suggesting people drive to Elton John’s concert given KiwiRail’s partial closure of the rail network,” said Auckland Transport interim chief executive Mark Lambert.
“We want to reassure Aucklanders that there is a full transport plan in place, offering a range of options,” he said.
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“We apologize for the confusion this has caused. We’ve since updated the post.
from Auckland long weekend starts very wetas rain and severe thunderstorms drench the region.
Heavy rain will fall over most of the North Island all weekend, crushing most outdoor plans.
The weather has put a damper Sir Elton John’s Concertwhich takes place on Mt Smart on Friday and Saturday.
Ferry services were halted on Friday morning after a problem with the mooring rope on the Noordam cruise ship, in the center of Auckland’s Princes Wharf.
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People try to fish in Auckland’s wild weather.
Auckland ports said the problem occurred around 11:15 am, forcing the moored cruise ship to use its engines to hold it in place along the quay.
The wash caused by the ships’ engines in the closed “ferry basin” meant that incoming ferry services could not dock or depart for about an hour.
Meanwhile, water flooded the road at Brynderwyn Hills, near Waipū in Northland, as the area is flooded by rain.
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Ferry services to central Auckland are halted for an hour after a problem with the mooring rope on the Noordam cruise ship.
There is a severe thunderstorm warning for Northland through 7 p.m. on Friday, as well as a heavy rain warning.
On Friday afternoon, MetService issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Kaipara, Auckland City, Waitākere, Rodney and Albany.
“These thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by very heavy rainfall,” MetService said.
There is also a heavy rain warning for Auckland until 10pm and a strong wind watch until 9pm.
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After heavy rain on Friday 27 January 2023, water flooded the road at Brynderwyn Hills.
Earlier on Friday, parts of North Auckland around Te Arai were without power.
At about 9:30 a.m., Vector was alerted to a power outage that stretched 16 miles (25 km) from Kawakawa Bay to Takanini.
A spokesperson for Vector said power was restored at 1pm, but the cause of the outage is still under investigation.
Waka Kotahi (NZ Transport Agency) canceled all Pine Harbor ferry services until further notice on Friday due to severe weather.
A Stuff A reporter walking across the bridge on Friday afternoon said the Auckland Harbor Bridge speed limit had been reduced to 70 km/h.
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There is a severe thunderstorm warning in parts of Auckland and heavy rain in Auckland and Northland.
MetService said on Friday afternoon an Auckland Council weather station just recorded 60mm of rain in an hour.
The wettest place in Aotearoa at 3:30 p.m. on Friday was Castlerock in the Coromandel Ranges, recording 151.5mm over 24 hours, MetService said.
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Aucklanders battle heavy rain and strong winds.
Taranaki residents are urged to watch out for heavy rainfall from 2 p.m.
Even after the heavy rains have subsided, there are still showers on the map.
Gusty winds are expected for Auckland early to late Friday, with north-easterly winds in places exposed to strong gale-force winds.