Hannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·9 Jul, 2026 08:14 PM2 mins to read‌MetService severe weather for July 9-11, 2026. Video / MetServiceMain roads are shut this morning in Wairoa as the district grapples with overnight flooding and evacuations.The town is under a local state of emergency and more than a dozen roads in and around Wairoa are closed, after being hit with heavy downpours yesterday evening.The wider Hawke's Bay has seen deluges of between 150mm and 240mm of rain in the past 48 hours. Photo / MetService Sections of State Highway