Residents of a storm-hit South Island settlement are facing several days without power as a “significant rain event” bears down on the West Coast.
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A river threatening the Franz Josef sewerage ponds has suddenly changed its course - less than a month since another dramatic shift . About 50 per cent of.
The Westland District Council has agreed to investigate a new 200m wall to protect Franz Josef’s sewerage ponds in the wake of a radical shift in the nearby.
The West Coast Regional Council is reviewing its use of MetService weather forecasts in its hydrology and emergency planning after what has been dubbed two "over-estimated" rain warnings for the region.