Tornado update

Police cordons will be continuing around Westfield Mall and parts of the Albany Mega Centre.

Police expect traffic delays in the area for the majority of Wednesday.

At the time of writing this release no decision has been made with regard to the opening of Westfield mall and possibly parts of the mega centre area.

Police advise employees in the vicinity to contact their employers Westfield Mall for information in the morning.

Any persons with vehicles stranded in the vicinity are asked to contact the North Shore Policing Centre on 09 4775000 to leave their name and contact details. There is no access to recover vehicles presently.

Police advise where possible for people to stay away from the area.