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German tourists still missing in New Zealand

Nelson, Tasman region isolated after flooding, main highway to Golden Bay reopens

Waka Kotahi NZTA Waka Kotahi NZTA map showing road closures cutting off Nelson, at 11.20am on Sunday. ”Contractors are aiming to re-open SH1 by midday and we expect to re-open a route through to Nelson by the end of the day via SH6 and SH65. We are also assessing flood damage on SH7 north of Hanmer this morning which completes this critical link.” The damage was still being assessed, and it was too early to say when other roads would be reopened, she said. Anyone driving would need to take extra care as there was still surface flooding and debris on the roads.

Crews rush to early morning house fire near Nelson Lakes National Park

Hotspots dampened after early morning house fire near Nelson Lakes National Park

Rafting crew restore five remote South Island back country huts

MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Eugenie Sage, then minister of conservation, at the East Matakitaki Hut in Nelson Lakes National Park. (First published in September 2020) Across in the Rainbow Conservation Area, near the Upper Wairau River, both Lees Creek and Begley huts have also been refurbished. The work has been made possible by a $2 million expansion of the Backcountry Trust programme to repair and maintain remote huts as part of the Government’s $1.3 billion Jobs for Nature fund. Department of Conservation Nelson Lakes operations manager John Wotherspoon​​ said he was “really chuffed” with the amount of work the crew had been able to get done.