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Slips being cleared amid deluge on West Coast

Slips being cleared amid deluge on West Coast
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Southern-alps , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Turnbull-river , Arthur-pass , Taranaki , Tuke-river , Franz-josef , Bruce-bay , Awatere-river , Wellington , Fox-glacier

SH6 closes as West Coast braces for heavier downpours

SH6 closes as West Coast braces for heavier downpours
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Mount-taranaki , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Wellington , Hokitika , South-island , Clutha , Southern-alps , Haast-river , Fiordland , Turnbull-river , Awatere-river

Homes evacuated in Canterbury wildfire

Three homes were evacuated due to a vegetation fire in north Canterbury.

Brian-keown , Masons-flat , South-island , Christchurch-city , Canterbury-high-country , Rakaia-river ,

Deluge hits - parts of NZ to be doused with 62 hours of rain

Parts of the South Island may experience 62 hours of rain in a constant deluge until Thursday evening as the forecast worsens for the West Coast. MetServi

Bay-of-plenty , New-zealand , North-island , New-zealand-general- , Fiordland , George-sound , Waikato , Wellington , Northland , Taranaki , Wanganui , Arthur-pass

Warnings extended as days of rain bear down

Warnings over a major weather system set to bring days of heavy rain to some areas have this morning been extended to cover more of Otago.

Fiordland , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Hokitika , Rakaia-river , George-sound , Clutha , South-island , Arthur-pass , Canterbury-lakes , Otago-lakes , Metservice

SunLive - Rain ahead - The Bay's News First

SunLive - Rain ahead - The Bay's News First
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Tararua-range , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Coromandel-peninsula , Otago , Taupo , Clutha , Mount-taranaki , Northland , Bay-of-plenty , Taranaki , Hokitika

West Coast emergency staff preparing for deluge

The region's emergency management group manager says the forecast rain is a huge amount, even for the West Coast.

Gerard-bellam , Claire-brown , Mark-davies , Franz-josef , Department-of-conservation , Visitor-centre , Coast-emergency-management , West-coast , Transport-agency , Westland-district , Milford-sound , South-island

Emergency staff preparing for deluge

State Highway 6 is closed between Haast and Fox Glacier due to a slip as the West Coast braces for a major deluge. Waka Kotahi said the route...

Rakaia-river , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Arthur-pass , Greymouth , Milford-sound , Fiordland , Routeburn , Franz-josef , Chatham-islands , Paparoa , South-island

Heavy rain warning for Westland likely to move to red by morning - MetService

MetService says the West Coast is likely to see intense rain overnight, with an increased likelihood an orange heavy rain warning will be escalated to red by Wednesday morning.

Waka-kotahi , Gerard-bellam , Franz-josef , Metservice , West-coast , Westland-district , Cyclone-gabrielle , Canterbury-high-country , Southern-lakes , Fox-glacier , South-island

Slip closes SH6 as West Coast braces for more rain

State Highway 6 is closed between Haast and Fox Glacier due to a slip as the West Coast braces for a major deluge. Waka Kotahi said the route...

Haast , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Rakaia-river , Milford-sound , Routeburn , Arthur-pass , Greymouth , Chatham-islands , South-island , Fiordland , Fox-glacier