The three occupants were able to get out of the vehicle in the fast moving water, but the dog was unable to be rescued. It was fully submerged, with only the rooftop tent visible, before it was recovered by divers and crane on Wednesday afternoon. Niwa Weather showed a high tide of 4.4 metres was predicted in Nelson at 12.34pm on Wednesday. Information from the Tasman District Council showed 30.5mm of rain fell at the TDC Nursery on the Waimea Plains in 24 hours on Wednesday. The Richmond Volunteer Fire Brigade also attended the incident to assist with extracting the vehicle, but were not required.
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An artist impression of the $3.7million cable-stay design bridge as part of a $10.8million project to carry water pipelines from the East Gore plant to the Jacobstown wells. It will be the longest and tallest structure of this type in New Zealand at 39m high and 90m long.
A planner has recommended for a second time that the Gore District Council be declined a resource consent to build a pedestrian and cycleway bridge across the Mataura River. The council wants to build a cable-stay bridge across the river, about 650 metres upstream of the existing Gore traffic bridge, which would carry water pipes across the river as part of a $10.7 million upgrade of its east Gore water treatment plant.