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Weather: Locals wade in to clean up Marlborough after storm
Locals are starting to wade in to the clean up in Marlborough as the region switches into recovery mode.
They're eager to get the ball rolling on what will be a long road back to normality.
Our… Video, Audio
'Desperate for homes': Nelson mayor's plea for accommodation for displaced people
Nelson authorities are desperate to hear from anyone who can offer accommodation for people displaced from flooded or slip-damaged homes. Audio
Accomodation proving difficult in Nelson post-flooding
Accomodation remains a big issue for Nelson residents who've been displaced from their homes.
Over 120 homes have been red-stickered, and many people are staying with families or in temporary… Audio
Marlborough residents still isolated after floods
Some Marlborough residents remain almost completely isolated a week after the region declared a state of emergency.
Many properties in the Sounds can only be accessed by helicopter or boat while… Audio
Emergency Management Minister visits Marlborough again
Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty was in Marlborough again on Thursday.
He was travelling around the region in a civil defence ute and visiting communities that were cut off by last… Audio
Some Marlborough communities still isolated a week on from wild weather
Some residents remain almost completely isolated a week after the region declared a state of emergency.
Wild weather a hit to repairs from last flood in Marlborough
Last week's floods have been a major blow to roads across the Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions, some of which were still recovering from the weather events in July 2021.
Wild weather had… Audio
Relocation should be considered for flood-prone towns - environmental engineer
An environmental engineer who helped move an entire Australian town to higher ground after catastrophic flooding says if people are at risk of repeat weather events, then relocation should be on the… Video, Audio
Officials set 'optimistic' date for SH6 reopening
Every isolated community in Marlborough has made contact with Civil Defence and officials are optimistic the Blenheim to Nelson highway will partially re-open next week.
Weather: Nelson-Marlborough roads in flurry of repairs after storm
Roads around the Nelson-Marlborough region are an active construction site of flashing lights as crews work to get the crucial links re-opened after major flooding.
Council officials have been out… Video, Audio
Last week's 'atmospheric river' a record breaking event - NIWA
Last week's 'atmospheric river', which was responsible for widespread devastation around the country, was a record breaking event, NIWA meteorologists say.
Some reprieve for upper South Island farmers as flood waters retreat
Flood waters are beginning to recede on Tasman and Marlborough farms, giving farmers an idea of the amount of damage to their properties.
Climate change ravages Mt Ruapehu businesses
Businesses near Mt Ruapehu are having to adapt to a warming climate, after one of the warmest, wettest winters on record for the region left the mountain's two skifields almost bare of snow.
Ruapehu… Audio
More houses prone to flooding, insurance costs will keep rising: report
New analysis has found more and more homes are going to be exposed to flooding from rivers, pushing up the cost of insurance. The report, carried out by property data company CoreLogic and Munich Re… Audio
Weather: Disruptions across Marlborough as roads closed
Major disruptions across the top of Te Waipounamu, as the state highways connecting Blenheim and Nelson remain firmly shut.
The commute is now taking eight hours - with a diversion through… Video, Audio
Ruapehu skifields hit by warm, wet winter, 130 staff lose jobs
One of the warmest wettest winters on record has put the skids on Mt Ruapehu's ski season, and cost 130 workers their jobs.
That's a third of the staff working on the mountain's two main ski fields… Video, Audio
Council satisfaction levels crash over potholes
The Ashburton District Council's approval rating has plunged to its lowest level and there is a "clear link" to the state of the roads.
Woman warns of year-long wait to get back into red-stickered home
A woman whose Marlborough home has been red-stickered for more than a year is warning residents of the battles ahead.
Marlborough town residents don't let deluge dampen community spirit
Canvastown residents moved quickly to fortify what has become their place of refuge, the local Pelorus Tavern-Trout Bar, as the fast-flowing Wakamarina River swelled. Audio
Civil Defence still monitoring situation in Marlborough
Civil Defence Marlborough regional controller Richard McNamara, is continuing to monitor a clean-up that he estimates will cost "at least" $100 million.
He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
