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Dunedin July Severe Weather update #13 7.45pm, Saturday 22 July 2017 Dunedin Civil Defence Controller Sue Bidrose says Dunedin City Council staff, contractors, emergency services and Civil Defence personnel continue to respond as quickly as they can to ... Read more...

Christchurch Latest weather update - 6.45pm Heathcote River While the high tide has now passed, we are still seeing significant flooding in the Heathcote river. Water levels are still rising in some places, and the next high tide will be 3.42am ... Read more...

Update #8 1800 Rainfall has eased in Otago and rivers are beginning to recede. However, Civil Defence and Emergency Management Otago is warning that residents still need to exercise extreme caution as widespread flooding remains and many roads are still ... Read more...

Conditions are not suitable for most vehicles and there is currently a bus, as well as a truck and trailer unit, stuck in the snow. Read more...

Police can now release the name of the 48-year-old man killed in Kinloch on Thursday 20th of July. Read more...

Latest Chch weather update 3:30pm Update 3:30pm Heathcote River The high tide is expected to be coming through now, with water levels expected to peak for around an hour after that. The advice remains that if you live in the upper and lower Heathcote ... Read more...

Dunedin July Severe Weather update #12 - 3.20pm, Saturday 22 July 2017 Dunedin July Severe Weather update #12 3.20pm, Saturday 22 July 2017 Rain is beginning to ease, however Civil Defence personnel remain on high alert as state of emergency for Dunedin ... Read more...

Flooding Otago, Canterbury – SH1 north of Dunedin open, but potholes , debris, single lanes in many places People are advised that essential travel only is advised today on highways and roads of Otago and Canterbury, south of Christchurch. Highways ... Read more...

A team of detectives continue to investigate the assault of a 55-year-old woman and her daughter in Pt Chevalier, Auckland, on Monday 17 July 2017. Read more...

Emergency Management Otago update #7 Emergency Management Otago Update #7, 1.15pm 22 July NZ Defence Force personnel have been working alongside ORC staff and contractors to block a hole alongside the Mill Creek pump station on the Taieri River stopbanks. ... Read more...