Slumped Bridge

More than 60 properties were cut off last night in the Upper Hutt suburb of Birchville after a bridge buckled following heavy flooding. Audio

One of the residents unable to get home is Terry Horn. Audio

Sixty two homes in Upper Hutt remain cut off this morning after a surging Akatarawa River damaged a narrow bridge in the suburb of Birchville. Audio

Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio

Our reporter, Tom Furley, is next to the slumped bridge in Upper Hutt. Audio

Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio