Jennifer Eder11:37, Jul 18 2021
SCOTT HAMMOND/ Stuff.co.nz
Spring Creek and Tuamarina households wait for State Highway 1 to reopen after severe flooding.
Residents in the evacuated Marlborough settlements of Spring Creek, Tuamarina and Lower Wairau can return to their homes from midday. The Marlborough District Council said State Highway 1, including the Wairau River bridge is also expected to re-open from midday. Evacuees are being reunited with vehicles stranded along the highway between Picton and Blenheim. Stranded vehicles will also be removed by police if the owner cannot be located or the vehicle is damaged. State Highway 6 between Renwick and Havelock is not expected to open until mid-afternoon at the earliest.