Police are urging all persons in the Lower North Island to avoid any non-essential travel at this time. Continued bad weather has created some dangerous driving conditions and resulted in a number of road closures across the Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua and Kapiti regions.
The rain is set to continue and this is only likely to cause further issues on our roads.
Avoiding any unnecessary travel will greatly assist all the Emergency Services in dealing with incidents of flooding and related issues that are being reported.