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RNZ News
27-06-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Wild weather: Auckland road reopens after debris from fallen roof forced closure
An Auckland road has reopened after debris from a fallen roof forced it to close earlier on Friday as wild weather lashes the country. An area of Crayford Road and Blockhouse Bay Road was closed after wind blew off a 25-30m section of a commercial building's roof and partially collapsed the front of the structure. The area of Crayford Road and Blockhouse Bay Road is closed after wind blew off a 25 - 30 metre roof of commercial building. Photo: Supplied / Dan Lake Photo: Calvin Samuel Powerlines near the damaged building were also down, and Fire and Emergency had deployed half-a-dozen appliances to the site. Powerlines near the damaged building are also down. Photo: Fire crews checked the building for occupants but said the building was empty. There were no reports of injuries. Photo: Calvin Samuel Meanwhile, a 'red level' severe thunderstorm warning was in place for Auckland, parts of Northland and Waikato , as torrential rain hits the upper North Island.
RNZ News
26-06-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Wild weather: Auckland road blocked by debris from fallen roof
The area of Crayford Road and Blockhouse Bay Road is closed after wind blew off a 25 - 30 metre roof of commercial building. Photo: Supplied / Dan Lake An Auckland road has been blocked by debris from a fallen roof as wild weather lashes the country. Fire and Emergency said it was working to clear a section of road in Auckland which had become became blocked by debris from a fallen roof. An area of Crayford Road and Blockhouse Bay Road was closed after wind blew off a 25-30m section of a commercial building's roof and partially collapsed the front of the structure. Powerlines near the damaged building are also down. Photo: Powerlines near the damaged building were also down, and Fire and Emergency had deployed half-a-dozen appliances to the site. Fire crews checked the building for occupants but said the building was empty. There were no reports of injuries. The debris blocking an Auckland road. Photo: Supplied / Dan Lake Meanwhile, a 'red level' severe thunderstorm warning was in place for Auckland, parts of Northland and Waikato , as torrential rain hits the upper North Island. More to come...
RNZ News
24-06-2025
- RNZ News
Flights from Auckland to Doha set to resume
travel war 20 minutes ago Flights from Auckland to Doha are set to resume on Tuesday afternoon after Monday's flight was diverted to nearby Oman in the wake of Iranian strikes on a US airbase. Travel journalist Dan Lake spoke to Charlotte Cook. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
ITV News
27-04-2025
- General
- ITV News
Rye campaigners call for better accessibility in town on 'Mobility Awareness Day'
ITV Meridian's Megan Samrai reports from the demonstration in Rye A demonstration has taken place in a Sussex town to highlight the accessibility issues many disabled people can face in their everyday lives. A group made the journey through Rye in wheelchairs, holding a 'Mobility Awareness Day.' Campaigners wanted to show how difficult it can be to get around the town for disabled people and are calling for improvements to pavements and kerbs. They said they don't want accessibility issues to be people's first impressions of the historic town, but want it to be more inclusive for all. Able-bodied people were also invited to join the demonstration in wheelchairs to experience the challenges firsthand. One of the organisers, Dan Lake, said accessibility issues include "people parking on the paths, blocking drop down kerbs. Paths that are broken." And he said they want to raise awareness of where drop down kerbs could be introduced. "It would be nice for everybody to get around Rye and not have to worry 'I can't go there, I can't go there.'" He added that problems in the town aren't only affecting wheelchair users, but people with mobility scooters and pushchairs or prams. Wheelchair user, Nikita Cunningham, said: "It can be really lonely when you don't really know where to go. There isn't much in the way of information." "I've found other people to talk to today that can tell me where places are that we can go. And it's been so nice to know that there are more options because I'd avoided town for a while for that reason." Another wheelchair user at the demonstration, Sheila Goldsmith, said: "We can't access the town properly. We know it's an old town, we don't want it to change. But small changes to dropped kerbs would be a great thing - and a few more shops that are accessible." A spokesperson for East Sussex County Council said: 'We receive many requests for dropped kerbs in public areas and recognise how important they are to those who rely on them to access shops and services. 'Due to the significant financial pressures the council is facing, we only have a limited amount of funding to develop local transport improvements, including dropped kerbs, and prioritise our work to ensure that funding is distributed equally throughout the county. 'We are currently in the process of evaluating and approving dropped kerb installations for this financial year, including potential sites in Rye, and the approved locations will be confirmed in the coming weeks. 'Inspections of all our pavements are carried out regularly by our Highway Stewards to ensure the 1,500 miles of footpaths which we are responsible for across the county are maintained to a safe standard. 'While the pavements in the centre of Rye are inspected every three months as part of a walked inspection route, we would always encourage residents to report any concerns directly to us via the East Sussex Highways website to enable us to take any necessary action as quickly as possible.'
