2020 Floods

A state of emergency for the Fiordland Community Board area has been declared in Southland to provide a coordinated response to the flooding emergency in Milford Sound Piopiotahi. This will allow agencies in the response to gather resources for the remote area. Emergency Management Southland control

Significant heavy rain for the west and south of the South Island, and west to northwest gales in parts of southern New Zealand A series of fronts are forecast to move east across the South Island from Sunday night through to Tuesday afternoon, bringing periods of heavy rain to the west and south of