26 Mar 2019

Weather: Heavy rain, wind to hit NZ

From Morning Report, 7:21 am on 26 March 2019

River levels are rising in the West Coast after parts of the region got almost 400mm of rain on Monday night. Heavy rain is expected to continue on Tuesday. Two slips have closed State highway 6 between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, and they're currently being cleared. Bruce Smith is mayor of the Westland District Council. He talks to Philippa Tolley.