![Shotover Bridge before and after](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shotover Bridge before and after
Shotover River's water measurement changed from 7 cubic meters per second to 270 cubic meters per second in just one day.
Shotover River's water measurement changed from 7 cubic meters per second to 270 cubic meters per second in just one day.
Popular restaurant The Boatshed is inundated with water as waves crash over Rocks Rd along Nelson’s waterfront. / Nelson App
The Fire Service is evacuating residents in Mapua using a dinghy belonging to a local. / Nelson App
Waves smash into cars on flooded Nelson road. / Supplied by Leon Hood
Heavy rain, flooding and thunderstorms as Fehi hits near Franz Joseph.
Ex-cyclone Fehi is sweeping across the country today bringing wild weather to most parts.
Wild weather slamming the country has caused flooding, road closures and wild winds.
Yesterday in Dunedin it was 35C - today they're facing torrential rain and school's out.
January was the hottest month NZ has experienced since 1867, Dr Jim Salinger says.
The sea surge isn't as bad as January's weather event, locals said.
As the storm batters the south island and parts of the north, civil defence and local councils are urging people to stay away from beaches and exposed area.
The closure caused traffic congestion around the eastern central suburbs.
Water crashes onto the road from the harbour along Tamaki Drive. Source - Michael Frogley
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Auckland Transport has released a notice regarding the closing of Tamaki Drive due to flooding.
Cyclone to bring phenomenal deluges, damaging winds and snow.
The owner of a Dunedin business fears he might have lost everything.
Low-lying areas will be at particular risk with king tides set to coincide with the storm.
A major weather event is expect to hit the country over the next two days with possible flooding for parts of the South Island.
After sweltering all summer, the country is preparing for a cold shock - and even snow.
Otago firefighters are poised for the worst fire risk day of the year.
COMMENT: Weather extremes show we cannot rely on Mother Nature alone.
Tropical cyclone Fehi to hit West Coast first.
Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.
Middlemarch Otago strikes 37.4C in another day of blazing heat.