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Buller mayor Jamie Cleine previously told Stuff the town had long been dealing with a lack of available rental properties or houses for purchase which meant there were few homes available for flooded residents. Peter Meecham/Stuff Trade Me had one rental listed in the entire Buller district on Saturday. Cleine said with “next to no available rentals” already, the concerns now were about finding somewhere for displaced families to live either medium or long-term while houses were repaired or rebuilt. O’Connor said this was the biggest flood event he had seen in Westport over his lif...

MetService is predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms for much of the North Island. Photo: MetService MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Northland, Auckland and Waikato. MetService forecaster Dan Corrigan said that the storms may cause damage. "When we're seeing the thunderstorms going over with that line, there's the potential that some of them can become severe and produce possibly damaging wind gusts of 120 kilometres per hour," he said. The warning is effective from 1.30 to 4pm today. "Thunderstorms within this line have the potential to become severe and produce dama...

According to MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan, some weather stations in the Buller area had recorded more than 300 millimetres of rain since early Friday. As of 3pm on Sunday, 158mm of rain had fallen in Westport, while Reefton, in inland Buller, received 168mm of rain. Corrigan said weather stations higher up in the ranges, towards Murchison and Nelson Lakes National Park, recorded rainfall in excess of 300mm over 60 hours. RICKY WILSON/Stuff The Ferry Rd Bridge at Spring Creek in Marlborough, where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding. On Sunday afternoon, rain in the Buller ...

MetService is forecasting mainly dry weather for the weekend due to high pressure, keeping a low pressure system to the northeast at bay. A front works its way up the South Island tomorrow (Friday), bringing a period of rain to the west and south as ...

A Queenstown Lakes District Council spokesman said ice was forming below the summit of the Crown Range, particularly on the Queenstown side. Roading crews had used significant amounts of grit on the Crown Range Rd, so motorists should slow down, take care and carry chains, he said. All other major roads around Queenstown and Wānaka remained opened, but there was a mix of wet and dry roads with light rain falling in some areas so motorists should expect winter conditions, the spokesman said. MetService Lower North Island forecast from Wednesday May 19. State Highway 94 (Te Anau to Milfor...