Weed washed up at Rotorua Lakefront following last night's wild weather. Video / Ben Fraser, Supplied
Wild winds overnight have pushed lake weed towards the Lake Rotorua waterfront.
Rotorua Lakes Council said the northeasterly winds had caused “a fairly large stranding” of the weed.
“[The] council and its partners will work on a plan to deal with the lake weed, and contractors, who have been busysince the early hours of the morning, are continuing to clear sites today.”
A Rotorua Daily Post reporter said the weed had gathered in a large area directly out from the lakefront’s boardwalk.
It covered an area about 100m into the lake and several hundred metres across, the reporter said.
A contractor was sweeping the weed on the boardwalk, and members of the public were stopping to take photos. .
Image 1 of 10: Weed build up at Rotorua Lakefront. Photo / Ben Fraser
MetService recorded peak northeasterly gusts of 83km/h in Rotorua about midnight.
A Unison spokesperson said about 7000 Rotorua customers were affected by outages overnight, including parts of Ngongotahā, Fairy Springs, from Titikere to Ōwhata, and areas north of Lake Rotoiti.
