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Wet weather is set to wash away New Zealand's summer streak.

The Coolest Airbnb Rentals in New Zealand for 2021 01/14/21 Last Updated on January 14, 2021 by haveclotheswilltravel Are you searching for the best and most unique Airbnb rentals in New Zealand? You’ve come to the right place! New Zealand has some absolutely incredible Airbnbs to stay in. From treehouses to castles to tiny homes (even Hobbit homes) and luxury glamping – there is a little something for everyone! New Zealand is also a country you visit to see its incredible natural landscape...

No Right Turn has an apt way of putting things some times. The way that the smelter operates is the exact equivalent of some thuggish barbarians with big swords extracting tribute for not burning, raping and pillaging. In other words Danegeld or any other form of protection racket. I’ll repeat his succinct post here and then follow up with a few of my comments. So, Rio Tinto has supposedly reached a deal with Meridian and Contact to give them cheaper electricity prices and keep the Tiwai P...

GO NZ: Hotel review - Cromwells Heritage Collection Lake Resort 12 Jan, 2021 11:29 PM 4 minutes to read The Central Otago appartments brings the overwater bungalow to Lake Dunstan. Photo / Supplied Grant Bradley checks into the Heritage Collection Lake Resort in Cromwell Location: Just seven minutes north of Cromwell in Central Otago, the resort is within striking distance of the many attractions in the area. Style: Boatshed-themed managed apartment accommodation which makes the most of its pr...

MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for the Bay of Plenty on Sunday, saying the rainfall amounts could reach warning status.

Kavinda Herath / Stuff Its been a difficult 10 months for Gore couple Malcolm and Kerry Neilson getting their flood-damaged home livable again. Gore flood victims Malcolm and Kerry Neilson say the support they gave each other helped them through the difficult times in 2020. The Neilsons are toasting in 2021 leaving behind the stress caused by the February floods, being unable to live in their home for eight months and coping with Covid-19 restrictions in cramped emergency housing. It doesn’...

Roading contractors work on Block Road, near Waikaia, on Friday morning. Road damage because of flooding in the past week is estimated to cost the Southland District Council about $300,000 to repair. Contractors have been working to repair damage after heavy rainfall in the headwaters of the Mataura and Waikaia Rivers caused them to burst their banks on Sunday, and further rainfall caused another flood in the Waikaia catchment on Tuesday night. While most roads had reopened, there was precaut...

Otago Regional Council/Supplied The Owaka Treatment plant showed significant ponding, meaning all worms used to treat wastewater there would be dead. The Clutha District Council was fined nearly $490,000 and ordered to pay court costs by the Dunedin District Court on December 9 last year. But Citycare pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges and was due to appear in court again this year. The company declined to comment to Stuff while the matter was before the courts, but has previously stated...

The road into Waikaia has been cut off by flood waters. The Waikaia River water levels at Piano Flat are the highest on record, Emergency Management Southland group controller Angus McKay says. Water levels along the Waikaia River at Piano Flat reached higher levels than the flooding in February last year. According to Environment Southland environmental data, at 11.20am water levels were at 3.263 metres, which is 2.263 metres above normal at the Waikaia River, near the Waikaia township. The...

Shops along Waimate’s main street are sandbagging their doors for “peace of mind” after a severe thunderstorm battered parts of South Canterbury.