Triple One Care - Northern Region

24/09/2016

Our medics are still heading out to this event.

The Mizuno Devonport Half Marathon takes place in September each year. It’s a chance to run or walk in Auckland’s most beautiful suburb! Race HQ is in the stunning beach front Windsor Reserve, right in the heart of Devonport Village and a stone’s throw from the ferry terminal. Event distances go fro...

24/09/2016

Sleep in for the race crew.

19/09/2016

Keep it up mate, We back you 100%

11/09/2016

Great day out in the Waiuku Forest today with the Waiuku Dirt Track club and there forest sprints.

15/08/2016

One in ten babies born in New Zealand will develop severe food allergies.

14/08/2016

If you want to know more about First Aid this is the book for you.
Just released..

10/08/2016

Its a bit wet in our northern area.
Take care folks.

7:00PM FINAL UPDATE
There are no changes to the 5:00pm list below at this time. No further updates will be made to this post.
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5:00PM UPDATE

CLOSED DUE FLOODING:
• Tomarata Valley Road, Tomarata
• Day Road, Tomarata
• Falls Rd, Warkworth
• Wayby Valley Road, Wellsford
• Streamlands Swamp Rd, Kaipara Flats
• Wayby Station Road, Wellsford
• West Coast Rd, mid section - by Fire Station, Ahuroa
• Old Woodcocks Road, Kaipara Flats
• Waiteitei Road, Wellsford
• Whangaripo Valley Road - through the length, mainly Tomarata Valley East
• Kaipara Flats Road, Kaipara Flats - 500m west of Streamlands Swamp Rd
• School Road, Tomarata
• Guy Road, Kaipara Flats
• Woodcocks Road, by Edgely Road, Kaipara Flats

CLOSED DUE SLIP
• Matakana Valley btw Govan Wilson Rd & Pakiri Road, Matakana

SLIP – ONE LANE OPERATING
• Pakiri Road, Leigh

FLOODING, BUT STILL OPEN
• Leigh Rd, by Tougue Farm Rd, Matakana
• Centennial Park Rd, Warkworth
• Oldfield Rd, Wellsford
• Hodgart Rd, Warkworth

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4:00PM UPDATE

Roads closed at this time include:

- West Coast Rd
- Kaipara Flats Rd
- Waiteitei Rd
- Wayby Valley Rd
- Whangaripo Valley Rd
- Matakana Valley Rd
- Puhoi Rd
- Tomorata Valley Rd
- Kaipara Flats Rd
- Old Woodcocks Rd

SH16 is no longer closed, however extreme caution is advised with varying depths of flooding. Rainfall continues and many other roads around the Rodney area remain affected by flooding. Please take extra care.
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2:00PM UPDATE

Significant rainfall has led to surface flooding in areas of North Auckland. Heavy rain is expected to continue from Warkworth to Whangaparoa until later this evening.

State Highway 16 remains CLOSED near the intersection with West Coast Rd. Motorists should use State Highway 1 if travelling through the area, as West Coast Rd and Woodcocks Rd are also CLOSED due to severe flooding.

Many other local roads are CLOSED as well. Please avoid any unnecessary travel in the area, consider postponing your journey if possible. ^LC
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10:50AM UPDATE

Due to deep flooding on State Highway 16 at W Coast Rd, (between Kaukapakapa and Wellsford), the road is now impassable. Motorists should avoid the area and use an alternative route
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9:30AM 10TH AUGUST - FLOODING - NORTH AUCKLAND

Due to the weather conditions there are several local road closures in the Rodney area. Please drive to the conditions and take extra care. We will keep you updated on the situation.

Roads closed due to flooding:

• Tomarata Valley Rd
• Day Rd
• Falls Rd
• Wayby Station Rd
• Streamlands Swamp Rd
• Hodgart Rd

Flooded Roads but still passable:

• Leigh Rd - Flooded by Tounge Farm
• Oldfield Rd
• Centenial Park Rd
• Wayby Valley Rd

Slips restricting lanes:

• Pakiri Rd - Two slips blocking half the lanes below Rodney Rd on the sealed section.

Roads closed from slips:

• Matakana Valley Rd - Blocked due to a slip

^LC

06/08/2016

Our staff never stop, Members from several coastguard units from around auckland are training today.

01/08/2016

Some good advise from our friends over at the New Zealand Resuscitation Council

Okay, listen here everybody - you must know this: DRS ABCD.

This is the ANZCOR flowchart for basic life support, and you can grab yours from the sidebar our of Guidelines page at http://nzrc.org.nz. You never know when you just might need it to help you save a life.

28/07/2016

Triple one care graduates, Deon and Richard (Paramedic Science and Sport and Rec)
Well done boys.

22/07/2016

Take care out there this weekend folks, It looking like its goign to be a wet one.
Just in time for our Outdoor First Aid course again :-)