'Never seen anything like it' - Invercargill battered by storm

23/10/2025 6 min
'Never seen anything like it' - Invercargill battered by storm

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Episode Synopsis


An Invercargill man was caught off guard by "ferocious" weather today as the lower South Island was violently battered. Ian Hamilton was at the Invercargill Rowing Club when the storm came in so strong and thick he couldn't see the river anymore. As he made a quick getaway pine trees were toppling down around him. Ian Hamilton spoke to Lisa Owen.