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Nelson Tasman floods: Civil Defence to assess damage to homes, residents' welfare needs
Live - Nelson Tasman Civil Defence will today focus on assessing damage to homes, and looking at the longer-term welfare needs of flood-affected residents.

Live: Residents urged to evacuate to higher ground amid ‘unprecedented’ rainfall
State of emergency declared for the Nelson Tasman region ahead of heavy downpours, while upper North Island faces a soaking.

Live: Heavy rain warnings for top of the North and South Islands, Nelson Tasman under state of emergency
Much of the country is being affected, including the already drenched Taranaki and Tasman regions.

More rainfall for Tasman as northerly moves to bring heavy rain for North Island
MetService says there's been more rain for the flood-damaged Nelson Tasman district overnight, with more to come.

Weather: Flood-impacted areas begin recovery after barrage of downpours
A state of emergency remains in place for the flood-damaged Nelson-Tasman region after much of the country was battered by a barrage of downpours.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties after record-setting rain left homes damaged and roads destroyed across the top of the South Island.

Home detention for man who used fake passports
A 61-year-old Nelson man who used fake passports to travel to Australia and Fiji over three years has avoided jail, with a judge instead sentencing him to 12 months’ home detention due to his age and poor health.

Civil Defence warns Nelson-Tasman flood-affected residents to plan for the worst
Civil Defence is warning people whose properties flooded last week to prepare for potentially being inundated again.

Flood-hit Nelson-Tasman braces for next big storm
Tasman Mayor Tim King says there's a massive amount of work to be done before the bi storm is expected to hit on Thursday morning.

Wild weather: What you need to know as clean-up efforts begin
The Nelson-Tasman region remains under a state of emergency, though the rain has mercifully eased.

Multiple reports of people trapped and power out in Nelson Tasman
Fire and Emergency is responding to multiple reports of people trapped by floodwaters in the Nelson Tasman region.

Heavy rain warnings for top of the North and South islands, Nelson Tasman still under state of emergency
Heavy rain is forecast to hit much of the country, including the already drenched Taranaki and Tasman regions.

Nelson Tasman residents braced for another potentially devastating storm
The top of the South Island is under a second state of emergency in three weeks.

Authorities urge caution in flood wake
Civil Defence warns of unstable ground and hidden hazards in the wake of the Nelson Tasman floods.

'Be super careful': Authorities warn of unstable ground, hidden hazards following Nelson Tasman floods
Residents are asked to stay vigilant while surveying damage, with silt, debris, and river changes creating possibly dangerous conditions.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties in Nelson Tasman after damaging floods and more heavy rain on Thursday.

Weather live updates: Hail, storms to lash North Island as emergency extends in flood-hit south
The civil emergency in Nelson-Tasman was extended for seven days.

As it happened: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country
Taranaki experienced widespread flooding as a state of emergency has been extended by a week in Nelson Tasman.

Live weather: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country
Warnings and watches now cover nearly the entire country as residents in a Nelson-Tasman community leave their homes ahead of downpours.

Live: Flood-hit regions brace for worst as more wild weather due to hit
Homes near the Motueka River were evacuated as a precaution as a second barrage of downpours is forecast in the Nelson-Tasman region.

Heart, humour and burps in colourful musical
Holiday hilarity is delivered by the Nelson Youth Theatre’s production of Shrek at the Theatre Royal.