HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE

15 November 2016
Weather Update Lower Hutt 12.40pm

Properties on Riverside Dr between cross streets Tilbury and Rumgay are being evacuated due to flooding on the Waiwhetu Stream.

Residents should place possessions up high and check on neighbours if possible. Go to families and friends.

If residents have nowhere else to go, the Walter Nash Centre, Taine Street, Taita is open.

HUTT RIVER

Riverbank Car Park is closed as a precaution. People can park in all metered car parks today for free.

ROADS CLOSED

Eastern Hutt Rd closed from north of Stokes Valley roundabout to Silverstream rail bridge due to surface flooding and slips.

State Highway 2 northbound lanes between Ngauranga and Petone are closed due to surface flooding. Southbound remains open for essential travel.

State Highway 58 is closed from Hutt Valley to Plimmerton.

Miromiro Rd is closed due to a slip.

Udy St in Petone is closed.

Harcourt Werry Dr between Taita Dr and Connolly is closed.

HUTT CITY COUNCIL SERVICES

Eastbourne, Moera, Stokes Valley, and War Memorial Libraries are now closed as are both Naenae and Taita Clubhouses.

SCHOOL CLOSURES

• Gracefield School

• Pukeatua School

• Waterloo School

• Normandale School

• Naenae School

• Belmont School

• Hutt Central Primary

• Lower Hutt Playcentre

• ABC Stokes Valley

• Early Years Lower Hutt

• Lower Hutt Child Care

• Boulcott Kindergarten

Please contact your school directly if you are unsure about closures.

WHAT RESIDENTS NEED TO DO

Stay away from waterways and drains.

Avoid unnecessary travel.

Contact Hutt City Council if you have anything to report on 04 570 6666 or www.huttcity.govt.nz/rap

For more updates Lower Hutt residents should go to https://www.facebook.com/huttcitycouncil, http://www.huttcity.govt.nz

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