Matthew Littlewood17:40, Jun 01 2021
CHARLIE O MANNIN/STUFF
Contractors work on clearing flooding debris from under the Winchester Bridge across the flooded Waihi River in Winchester, South Canterbury.
Air New Zealand has added an additional flight per day, for the next six days, from Timaru to Wellington following the region s floods. The seat-only fares for additional flights, are being offered at $100, with the district still in a state of emergency. The airline has also added fare flexibility for customers with existing bookings who may no longer be able to travel. Customers booked to travel to and from Christchurch or Timaru up to, and including, June 8, 2021 may fly in or out of another port in the South Island on or before Sunday 13 June 2021.
Stuff reporters13:03, May 31 2021
KAREN CHAPPELL
High flood waters on the Waimakariri River after heavy rain in the Canterbury region.
Two state highways hit by severe flooding in Canterbury are not expected to reopen for at least another day as heavy rain and flooding continues to batter the region. The rain is expected to start easing on Monday and clear on Tuesday, but deep flooding on State Highway 1 from the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River near Dunsandel, south of Christchurch, meant the road was unlikely to reopen for another day. “In North Canterbury, rain is continuing and we have a number of areas we need to assess, for example SH73, Porter’s Pass to the West Coast, which will remain closed,” Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency journey manager Tresca Forrester said.