Harbour Bridge

High winds have forced the closure of the Auckland Harbour Bridge as a fresh round of wild weather descends on the city. Waka Kotahi says all lanes have be.

In Wellington, Paremata School has closed. He said snowfall was heaviest in the Lakes area and the Milford Rd where about 70cm fell at the Homer Tunnel; and in a rare event, it fell to sea level on Stewart Island. The agency said there was a severe wind watch in place for the Auckland Harbour Bridge and a severe thunderstorm watch for the region. A police spokeswoman said it was a similar scene in Central Otago and the Lakes area. Heavy rain, snow showers and winds gusting up to 100km/h kept emergency services busy in Dunedin with small landslips in Caversham; heavy flooding in Marne St, Andersons Bay; fencing and a fallen tree over roads; and ice on the Northern Motorway. Snow has closed schools for the day in Wānaka, with Mount Aspiring College and all primary schools in the town shutting the doors. Drivers of high-sided vehicles and motorcyclists are being encouraged to avoid the harbour bridge while wind warnings are in place, and use State Highways 16 and 18. The grim forecast follows a wild weekend of weather, including at least two small tornadoes at Waikanae Beach on the Kāpiti Coast, flooding in the Wellington regions and heavy snowfall in parts of the South Island. There were 41 warnings and watches across the country last night - 18 across the North Island and 23 on the South Island. A mammoth effort is underway to clear over 1.5 metres of snow from the Lindis Pass. Contractors are using loaders and tractors from both sides in an attempt to open the state highway. The Ministry of Education said 12 schools across the country have closed as a result of the severe weather. New Zealand is in for another grim day as a wild winter storm rolls through - there are dozens of warnings in place, chances of isolated tornadoes and schools in the South Island have had to close due to snowfall.

Waka Kotahi says further disruption is possible as Auckland Harbour Bridge has closed and reopened multiple times on Monday due to strong wind gusts.

“Continue to expect delays throughout the day today (Mon 13 Jun) as further closures and restrictions may be required due to forecast strong wind gusts,” Waka Kotahi said on Twitter on Monday afternoon. Waka Kotahi says further disruption is possible as Auckland Harbour Bridge has closed and reopened multiple times on Monday due to strong wind gusts. The Harbour Bridge was closed and reopened throughout the day as gusts reached over 100km/h.

Auckland's Harbor Bridge was briefly closed three times today due to high winds blowing in excess of 100km/h. Waka Kotahi says all lanes of the Harbor.

— NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather)June 12, 2022 Continue to expect delays throughout the day TODAY (Monday 13th June) as further closures and restrictions may be required due to forecast strong gusts of wind. — NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather)June 12, 2022 All the ways through the #SH1Auckland Harbor Bridge is reopened again. — Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland and Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth)June 13, 2022 Niwa said his climate station near the top of the Sky Tower reached 101 km/h in gusts.

MetService national forecast video on June 13, 2022. The Auckland Harbour Bridge is once again open as strong wind gusts wreak havoc for commuters. The bridge ...

I struggled to even get out my front door, the wind was so strong it was locking it shut.” Due to winds gusting over 100km/h, all lanes are now CLOSED on the #SH1Harbour Bridge. Expect delays or consider using an alternative route. And those articles are free. Thunderstorms are still expected around western parts of the South Island on Monday. It then once again closed several minutes after that. Traffic was flowing for an hour after the bridge was opened for a third time at 12.40pm.

Auckland's Harbour Bridge briefly fully closed three times today due to strong winds gusting over 100km/hr.

Due to strong winds gusting at over 100km/h all lanes over #SH1Akl Harbour bridge have temporarily CLOSED again. We're monitoring the situation & will reopen lanes as soon as it is safe to do so. Our climate station near the top gusted to 101 km/h. pic.twitter.com/aTi4hiI97h June 12, 2022 Niwa said its climate station near the top of the Sky Tower gusted to 101 km/hr. 100+ km/h pic.twitter.com/EmM8W66a9u June 12, 2022 Auckland's Harbour Bridge briefly fully closed three times today due to strong winds gusting over 100km/hr.