A Civil Defence Centre providing community support and information will open at Stadium 2000 in Blenheim from 9am tomorrow. Tuamātene Marae at 2518 State Highway 1, Grovetown will also be open at 7am tomorrow, where hot drinks and kai will be available.

Some residents of Spring Creek township have been advised to evacuate their homes by 9am tomorrow morning, Friday, due to a compromised stop bank. Affected streets are Dodson, Hathaway, and March streets, as well as part of Ferry Road.

Residents are encouraged to stay with friends and family as their first port of call. This evening, Civil Defence and emergency services staff went door-to-door in the township to inform residents of the evacuation advice.

Staff from Council’s Rivers (flood protection) team will monitor the Wairau River overnight.

Mayor Nadine Taylor declared a local state of emergency for part of Marlborough at 5pm today, to facilitate the precautionary evacuation of Spring Creek and in case of any other flooding issues overnight and tomorrow.

The next update will be provided tomorrow morning, after 8am.

Sign up to Antenno here: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/services/apps/antenno.

Keep an eye on MetService for watch and warning updates at www.metservice.com/warnings/home

NZ Transport Agency are urging drivers to be ready for bad weather driving conditions on the region’s roads. Read the latest update at: www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-bulletins/wet-and-windy-weather-on-the-way-for-top-of-the-south-drivers

Remember, it is always important to be prepared. For further information on emergency preparedness go to: https://getready.govt.nz/emergency/floods

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