Hello all, this weekend is a holliday weekend here in N.Z. so the rivers are fairly full of anglers. So guess what the local power co did mid morning on Friday, yes they did a test of one of the control gates on the Tongariro power scheme that suddenly increased water volume from 29 cumecs to about 70 cumecs the storys of fisherman having to do emergency crossings or being stuck on mid stream islands not nowing how far the river might rise or for how long are flooding in. (exuse the pun),
This was without any warning at the start of a long weekend the stupidity of it is stagering. There will I hope be an inquiry as some of those who had hairy moments have complained to the police.
The power co is suposed to do this sort of thing between midnight and 5am when no one is fishing or rafting the river and or give plenty of advance warning .
Anyhow, take care out there and if you find yourself in the same situation, stay put even if you are on the wrong side of the river.
All the best.
Mike