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Rude awakening for sleeping Otago campers
A large landslip swept through a campground where up to 42 people were sleeping in flood-stricken Central Otago early today.
A large landslip swept through a campground where up to 42 people were sleeping in flood-stricken Central Otago early today.
Further flooding is possible for the South Island's sodden Waitaki district, where 1000 people remain without drinking water.
Nine tourists have been stranded by floodwaters on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru after failing to observe warning signs earlier today.
Flood waters in Canterbury and Otago have begun to recede as heavy rain eases, but there's no respite with snow forecast for tonight.
Torrential rain has flooded homes overnight in the Bay of Plenty, sparking evacuations and more than 20 callouts to emergency services.
Emergency and Civil Defence teams were gearing up last night for a weather beating expected to hit within hours.
Skiers and snowboarders have a lot to worry about at the moment as our nation’s ski resorts remain mostly natural snow free.
Evacuated families have begun returning to their homes after flooding in the Nelson region during the weekend.
Four people were killed in an outbreak of tornadoes in Oklahoma today.
A weather presenter on Friday night kicked off the weather segment by telling Northland farmers that good rain is finally on the way this weekend.