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In December 2019 the river’s banks broke flooding properties, cutting access across the river at SH1 and SH79. Heavy flows were recorded again in late May. “An initial text alert was sent this morning to local farmers and landowners advising that the river is likely to rise during the day,” Hawker said. “We will provide further alerts if the situation changes. It is not anticipated there will be any out of river breakouts, but we will be monitoring the situation throughout the rest of the day and overnight.” Hawker said an excavator was used to open the river mouth straight into...

“The Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua provided substantial catches of smelt and yellow-eyed mullet, whereas the Hakatere hāpua was lacking mullet and flounder, and smelt counts were lower than those in the Rakaia and Rangitata hāpua,” the report says. “Repeated surveys of the hāpua at various times of the year will provide a much clearer picture of current fish communities in each of the hāpua, especially of the large runs of smelt into the hāpua which historically occurred during December and January.” The report noted greater numbers of yellow-eyed mullet compared to 1980. Howeve...

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New habitats will be built for at-risk lizards at the Arundel eco sanctuary, after unprecedented flooding devastated some of them.

Another 5mm to 10mm fell north of the Rangitata River in the 24 hours to midday Monday, but no out-of-river flooding was reported. The Selwyn District Council advised residents on the Springfield water supply that they could consume their water again but needed to boil it first due to continued high turbidity in the supply. Ashburton District Council A Christchurch New Zealand Response Team member helps an Ashburton district resident with a needs assessment during Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Ministry of Health advice recommended affected people boil or treat all water from taps before drin...