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Waikuku Holiday Park owner describes flood devastation

Imagine watching 16 years of hard work wash away in a few short but hellishly stormy hours.
That's what's happened to Waikuku Holiday Park owners Rex and Debbie Jefcoate.
Torrential rain and water cascading over the Ashley River stock banks inundated the camp site.
But the community and strangers and have rallied around the couple.
Debbie, who plans to be open this weekend, describes the lay of the land.

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Canterbury floods: More stress for communities already hit by fires, quakes

Stuff reporters13:03, May 31 2021
KAREN CHAPPELL
High flood waters on the Waimakariri River after heavy rain in the Canterbury region.
Two state highways hit by severe flooding in Canterbury are not expected to reopen for at least another day as heavy rain and flooding continues to batter the region.
The rain is expected to start easing on Monday and clear on Tuesday, but deep flooding on State Highway 1 from the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River near Dunsandel, south of Christchurch, meant the road was unlikely to reopen for another day.
“In North Canterbury, rain is continuing and we have a number of areas we need to assess, for example SH73, Porter’s Pass to the West Coast, which will remain closed,” Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency journey manager Tresca Forrester said.

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More evacuations possible as river levels remain high across Canterbury

About 4000 homes in Ashburton are still at risk of flooding, with another 24 hours of “waiting and watching” ahead, the district's mayor says.

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Canterbury floods: More evacuations possible as river levels remain high across region

All residents in low-lying areas of Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi north of Christchurch, have been told to evacuate now.

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Auckland Arts Festival star Brooke Singer - a life in travel

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Oceans 21 Celebrates Its "Coming Of Age"

Oceans ’21
turns…well…
21 this year and a sense of relief and
celebration is in the air. Last week’s COVID-19 alert
level changes raised uncertainty as to whether Oceans ‘21
could go ahead – and whether Auckland competitors would be
able to attend if the city remained at Alert Level 2.
Hundreds of participants held their breath leading up to
Monday afternoon’s announcement.
Steve Brennan,
Volunteer Coach at Orewa Surf Life Saving Club and father to
14-year-old Oceans ’21 competitor Elizabeth Brennan, says
the family was elated to hear confirmation that they could
participate in what’s become an annual
highlight.
“This is Elizabeth’s final year of

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auckland.scoop.co.nz » Oceans 21 Celebrates Its "Coming Of Age"

Press Release – Surf Life Saving New Zealand
More than 800 Junior Surf members from around Aotearoa New Zealand will make their way to Mt Maunganui’s Main Beach on Thursday for one of the country’s largest children’s sporting events.
Oceans ’21 turns…well…
21 this year and a sense of relief and celebration is in the air. Last week’s COVID-19 alert level changes raised uncertainty as to whether Oceans ‘21 could go ahead – and whether Auckland competitors would be able to attend if the city remained at Alert Level 2. Hundreds of participants held their breath leading up to Monday afternoon’s announcement.

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10 crews called to large fire in Rangiora

Fire chiefs warn "the wind is likely to stir something up."

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Gumboots at the ready as more coastal Cantabrians find themselves in tsunami zone

Tracey McNamara/Supplied
A $3 million flood resilience project is under way to protect a popular fishing spot and significant wetlands near Kaiapoi (McIntoshâs bend).
However, while the flood zones have encroached markedly on residential developments, the likelihood of being flooded is slim, the modelling based on a 2500-year “worst case” tsunami.
The red evacuation zone, nearest the sea, has only seen minor changes, but would be the most likely to be affected by a tsunami.
It covers estuaries, beaches and rivers which can experience strong currents and surges in the water from tsunamis of any size.
An orange evacuation zone covers land that could be flooded during large tsunamis, and already included the coastal settlements at The Pines Beach, Kairaki, Woodend Beach and Waikuku Beach.

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Is The Kiwi Bach Still Affordable?

Friday, 15 January 2021, 5:39 pm
Latest Census data from Stats NZ suggests 10%
(191,646) of New Zealand dwellings are unoccupied – a
figure which includes bach ownership.
The
regions around the country with the greatest proportion of
unoccupied dwellings are those with large numbers of holiday
homes, including Great Barrier Island 51%, Waiheke 36%,
Thames-Coromandel 49%, Taupo 32%, Ruapehu 33%, MacKenzie
District 42% and Queenstown-Lakes 28%.
The Census data
shows a decline in the number of unoccupied dwellings in
recent years which may suggest supply pressure on the
property market is making the dream of bach ownership harder
to achieve.
REINZ chief executive Bindi Norwell says
the demand for coastal property and parkland holiday homes

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