National raided $6,000,000,000 infrastructure & flood fund
Tasman, Top of the South Island patiently waits after National raided $6 billion infrastructure fund
state of emergency
Southland floods and toxic waste
As Southland starts post-flood recovery, the question arises of why 10,000 tonnes of waste known to become toxic on exposure to water was allowed to be stored on the banks of a river with known flood risk in a building with known flood risk?
State of emergency on the South Island’s east coast
Evacuations are now happening throughout Otago and Canterbury, with more rain expected over night and into Saturday.