Extensive damage is again being caused by wild weather in New Zealand . There have been thousands of lighting strikes , the main street of Auckland had water coursing down it , the city's harbour bridge was closed and many drains once more are unable to cope with the downpour.
Lightning struck the Southern Hemisphere's tallest free standing structure, Auckland's Sky Tower , 1076 ft , which has viewing platforms , a revolving restaurant and is a communications link .
A relative informed this blog that during a wild storm she saw horizontal hail as big as " Jaffas " , round lollies. More storms are forecast in the coming week .
