Roused by the rhythmic raw soundtrack of roiling ocean breakers and the gentle pitter-patter of a dawn shower, rise with the seals and strike out along the
The eastern alignment of the ring bank for the proposed Westport flood scheme needs to be changed, even though the design for the $56 million flood package is already sitting with Cabinet awaiting approval.
West Coast leaders say planned flood protection schemes at Westport and Franz Josef will not lose out, despite the government reprioritising spending in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle in the.
Roused by the raw soundtrack of roiling ocean breakers, I was up with the seals to strike out along the coastal trail at Cape Foulwind. Cape Foulwind light
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:33 pm
Picton is the latest town to join others in the upper
South Island with no road access due to flooding and high
river levels. A local state of emergency was this afternoon
declared in Marlborough with people being evacuated from
some areas.
Westport,
Tākaka, Collingwood, Murchison, Springs Junction and Nelson
are also currently isolated due to state highway closures
caused by the flooding with river levels peaking at state
highway bridges this afternoon.
“People should
continue to avoid driving in these areas, particularly given
more rain is falling around the Marlborough Sounds and
emergency services are responding,” says Tresca Forrester,