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Press Release – Marlborough District Council The assessment of damage to the Kenepuru Road is on-going by Marlborough Roads and it is likely to be many months before it is fully open, Marlboroughs Recovery Manager Dean Heiford says. We might be able to clear some sections of the road … The assessment of damage to the Kenepuru Road is on-going by Marlborough Roads and it is likely to be many months before it is fully open, Marlborough’s Recovery Manager Dean Heiford says. “We might be able to clear some sections of the road more quickly. However, full connectivity will not be possible...

Hon Kris Faafoi The Government is contributing a further $1 million to help the flood battered Buller community, Acting Emergency Management Minister Kris Faafoi announced today. “Buller is a small community which has found itself suddenly facing significant and ongoing welfare costs. While many emergency welfare costs are reimbursed by Government, this money will be made available to the district council for immediate use,” Kris Faafoi said. “The council has been providing services to around 2000 people affected by the fierce downpour and expects continued support, especially f...

Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 11:44 am The Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated today - meaning residents on the West Coast of the South Island and in the Marlborough region hit by flooding over the weekend can now access help finding temporary accommodation, announced Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing) Poto Williams in Westport today. “The Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to help people whose homes were damaged by the severe weather and flooding across the West Coast of the South Islan...

Temporary Accommodation Service activated for West Coast flooding event The Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated today - meaning residents on the West Coast of the South Island and in the Marlborough region hit by flooding over the weekend can now access help finding temporary accommodation, announced Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing) Poto Williams in Westport today. 'The Temporary Accommodation Service (TAS) has been activated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to help people whose homes were damaged by the severe weather and flooding acro...

“It’s going to be extremely hard [to find new accommodation] in Westport,” Croft said, “There was already a housing crisis. I'm absolutely gutted. I try to keep my chin up. It’s better than crying.” They are among 200 to 300 Westport residents expected to be forced from their homes due to the floods. Buller District Mayor Jamie Cleine said on Wednesday he expected about 100 properties would be “red-stickered”. More than 30 had been deemed uninhabitable so far. STUFF Rivers bursting their banks, flash floods and more intense cyclones. How climate change is making floods more ...