Full Coverage: Stormy Weather, July/August 2008

Friday, 1 August 2008, 3:59 pm
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Weather: Storm Leaves Town With Too Little Water

Residents in Akaroa will need to conserve water over the next 48 hours after a major leak in a pipe connected to the local reservoir. The reservoir which supplies water to Akaroa is very low on water after a large quantity was lost due to a burst pipe. More >>

ALSO:

• MetService - Wet Windy Weekend For Some After Wet Windy Week
• TV3 Video - Flooding, death and destruction as storm continues to rage

Weather: Keeps On Raining, Levees Generally Intact

One of civil defence emergency management's (CDEM) aims in response to the national storm is to support those people who have been evacuated and to help them return to their homes safely as soon as possible... {eople have been evacuated in North Shore, East Coast, Greymouth, Picton and Canterbury. More >>

ALSO:

• NZ Govt - Minister pleased with response to extreme weather
• Canterbury Civil Defence - Update 4.30pm - Amberley Beach evacuated
• Environment Waikato - Emergency response to monitor weather over weekend
• KiwiRail - Interislander Ferries Running; Check Onward Travel
• P and O Cruises - Pacific Sun Affected by Poor Weather
• Maritime New Zealand - Pacific Sun being monitored by authorities
• Canterbury Civil Defence - Storm Update 6, 11.45 am
• Police - Waikare body named
• Police - Waikare search update
• Police - Name of missing man
• Police - Opiki, Palmerston Nth: SH56 closed due to flooding
• Hamilton City Council - River walkways closed due to high river levels
• Environment Bay of Plenty - Few issues overnight but monitoring to continue
• TV3 Video - Destructive storm moves south
• TV3 Video - Storm shifts focus to Canterbury
• TV3 Video - Miraculous escape for Nelson driver
• TV3 Video - Storm tracks south, causing damage and evacuations

Weather: Second Storm Hits

Police are dealing with a lot of incidents due to the weather. There have been a large volume of calls reporting trees across roads and big wind gusts in the Manawatu,Horowhenua areas right up to Waiouru. As this weather seems to be moving south, drivers are advised to take extreme care travelling on any roads in bottom half of the North Island. More >>

ALSO:

• Police - Discovery of female body in the Far North
• Police - Waikere, Far North: Body Located
• Police - SH57 Shannon to Opiki road closure
• Hawkes Bay Regional Council - Rivers Rising in Storm Conditions
• Canterbury Civil Defence - Canterbury Civil Defence monitoring upcoming front
• Christchurch City Council - Council monitoring weather situation
• Hastings District Council - Flooding across Hastings District
• Auckland Civil Defence - Rain moving east as day progresses
• Waikato DHB - Thames Hospital release re flooding
• Environment Waikato - River management coping well with heavy rainfall
• Environment Bay of Plenty - Preparation for severe weather predicted for BOP
• Police - Drunk Drivers Driving In Atrocious Weather
• TV3 Video - Police appeal to 'idiots' to take care on the roads
• TV3 Video - Floods, slips, fallen trees and powerlines cause havoc

Weather Bombs: MetService Says More Rain Coming
Severe weather warnings for heavy rain from Tuesday afternoon have been issued for Northland, Coromandel, Western Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne, and these regions are also likely to experience northeast winds up to gale force. On Wednesday severe southeast gales are likely to affect Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Kapiti, Wellington and Marlborough. More >>

ALSO:

• Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management - High winds and damage expected
• Northland Regional Council - New Storm Just Hours Away
• Auckland Civil Defence - Aucklanders asked to watch weather forecasts
• Sanford Limited - Press Statement Update On San Cuvier Accident
• Sanford Limited - Update On San Cuvier Accident (2)
• Joint Media Statement - Industry condolences to family of San Cuvier crew
• Northpower - Northpower Electricity Supply Situation

Weather: Wild Weekend For Northland
Northlanders are in for a wet, windy and wild weekend with forecasters predicting heavy downpours, severe gales and big seas. The MetService is warning a very deep low is expected to pass close to Cape Reinga on Saturday afternoon, then track southeast along the region’s east coast. More >>

ALSO:

• Civil Defence Emergency Management - Waitakere On Stand-by
• Civil Defence Emergency Management - Civil Defence moitoring
• Auckland Regional Council - Boaties please check your moorings
• TV3 Video - Wild weekend ahead for North Islanders

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