A tree has fallen on Massey University’s Manawatū campus amid power outages, extreme flooding and wild wind in the region.
At 1pm on Tuesday a tree fell at the edge of the Manawatū campus on Workshop Rd, and could be seen crashing into surrounding bush.
Contractors and Massey’s grounds management were at the scene beforehand and knew it was going down.
Massey University grounds manager Gary Mack said in these storms anything could happen, and wind dynamics changed rapidly.
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He explains what once could have been sheltered could still be at risk as winds changed all the time.
Nobody was injured and Mack said contractors were on site to deal with the tree and anything else that came up.
The incident came after the university had declared the Manawatū site was closed on Tuesday, with all staff and students advised to go home as widespread power outages closed down the campus.
Massey was hopeful the campus would be open again in coming days but encouraged students to work from home for the rest of the week.
Manawatū was experiencing extreme weather coming off of Cyclone Gabrielle, while nearby Tararua was in a state of emergency with rising river levels and flooding across the region closing multiple roads.
Strong wind and heavy rain warnings were still active in the area, according to MetService and were impacting Tararua and Horowhenua.
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