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Louise Wilson started at 4.45am on Tuesday morning, and was heading south when she was stopped in her tracks by flooding on Redwood Pass Rd. Wilson delivers to ...

East Coast settlements such as Ward, Seddon, Rarangi and Port Underwood were likely to receive significant rainfall. We will keep you updated,” Interislander said on its website. Seddon resident Kate Shadbolt was in the queue. The council's daily rain report, at 8.30am on Tuesday, showed there had been more than 57mm of rain at Kenepuru head, 49mm in Onamalutu and more than 40mm in Rarangi. The co-location of Marlborough Boys' and Girls' colleges will be the biggest capital expenditure project ever for the Ministry of Education, and the Picton terminal needs to be redeveloped for new ferries by 2025. Marlborough Emergency Management was keeping a close eye on the forecast and key agencies including the council, Waka Kotahi, Marlborough Roads, Police and Fire and Emergency were making plans in case roads had to be closed due to flooding or slips. Streams and rivers were expected to rise rapidly, particularly on the east coast. The Marlborough District Council had advised motorists to stay off the roads on Tuesday if possible, and to not drive through floodwater. Wilson said when she got through earlier a “little car” was stuck in flood water on SH1, near the Awatere junction, and had to be towed out. “I was on my way across Redwood Pass Rd and came across that flood [at Toe Toe Creek]. So that's as far as I was able to go, I've had to turn around and go up the highway to Seddon, and I'll come in from the other end.” Ward resident Kiri McDermott was in the car with Shadbolt. They went to the same Awatere pony club, and were worried about their horses at home. A rural postie in Marlborough was determined to make her deliveries on Tuesday morning, but that was before flooding closed the main highway south.