Dozens of Canterbury properties were flooded by heavy rain overnight. A Fire Service spokesman said there were 39 weather-related calls from the region between about 10pm and 2am, mostly for surface flooding. The incidents were mostly around Lyttelton and Sumner, already sodden after several periods of heavy rain in the past month.
Heavy rain causes floods in Lyttelton
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