Freakish weather hit the Gisborne region on Tuesday in the form of heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail and snow over elevated places.
At around 4.30pm, Wainui resident Pete Anderson heard a deafening noise as his neighbour Steve King’s house on Wairere Rd was struck by lightning.
“It sounded like a bomb exploding. The cat freaked out and the dog was terrified,” Anderson said.
He was looking o...
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