Christchurch flooding

A double whammy of flooding and a sinkhole left Christchurch Girls' High School with no other choice but to move lessons online.

We will check early and send a text by 6.45am if we are flooded and remaining offsite.” We have an opportunity to become a national park city. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. “The only proviso to the above is if the pipe bursts again and floods the school. On Wednesday afternoon, O’Neill was unsure whether the school would reopen on Thursday, but by the evening the school emailed parents and caregivers confirming that the school would reopen. “The river runs through the school, it had risen and flooded the building that sits on an island on the river.

A band of rain falling between Monday night and Tuesday night plunged Canterbury into the wettest July on record, with a third of the annual rain falling in a ...

It was up the door on the truck." "When the street isn't closed, we still have cars coming through... More than 70mm of rain had fallen in the 24 hours to yesterday afternoon.

A band of rain between Monday night and Tuesday night plunged Canterbury into the wettest July on record, with a third of the annual rain falling in a ...

It was up the door on the truck." "There was a sting in the tail of this system as its rolled through" - Canterbury Civil Defence emergency management controller Sean Poff "There was a sting in the tail of this system as its rolled through" - Canterbury Civil Defence emergency management controller Sean Poff duration 3:04 She said there was nowhere for the water to go in low-lying areas, even if the drains were clear. A band of rain falling between Monday night and Tuesday night plunged Canterbury into the wettest July on record, with a third of the annual rain falling in a month. I went down to five kilometres an hour, and with oncoming traffic, people were also crawling through the water.

Roads across Banks Peninsula and Christchurch remain closed due tonight because of surface flooding. Fire and Emergency crews were called to Lower Styx Road ...

“At 3pm our sewer alarm activated indicating we now also have sewerage issues Safe access to Whatutoto is currently not possible and water continues to flow restricting access to some areas of the school. This will take a number of days and will prevent student’s using the bike stands.” Due to major flooding and serious drainage issues, the decision has been made to close Mairehau High School again tomorrow. Due to health and safety concerns, Harewood School will be closed on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will be open, but we encourage students to come in non-uniform. It turns out that this flooding was largely caused by the water main that feeds Mona Vale bursting. The school will be closed on Wednesday to allow this work to happen.” Overloaded local sewers have caused sewage to discharge into some of the school’s buildings and across large parts of the outdoor areas. “Given the volume of water around the city it is very important that people drive slowly and take extra care travelling around the city. In a statement it said “much of the water has now dissipated and we are looking at additional pumps, to drain more water away from the quad area. Shirley Intermediate will remain closed tomorrow due “to the need to drain flood water at the school and ensure access to the classrooms.” If you can avoid trying through ponded water, please do so.

Barney Gray opened her curtains on Wednesday morning to find she was “living in a houseboat”.

That’s why I was walking in the water. “I love the cold. We have an opportunity to become a national park city. “We haven’t heard anything from anyone. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. Emmett St in Shirley is one of the city’s most commonly affected areas by flood whenever it rains.

Schools have been shut, businesses inundated and dozens of roads closed around Christchurch today, as heavy rain continues to lash the region.

There's also support available if there is animal welfare issues at hand, and there is the potential for that, but at the moment like I say they're not too worried." And the low point on Edgeware Road is in the same place as the butcher's shop. "It would be a big job to drain that. So any upgrades to the curb and channel or the pipe network won't address the issue," she said. "They all seem fairly relaxed to be honest with you. It sort of starts to wear you down a wee bit," he said. "This is actually the third time this month, so there's been some extreme weather around the place. It's getting a bit frustrating though when it's been three times in a month. It's got to stop. yet again we're out doing this, but hey look, if it stops these guys getting water through their doors," he said. "There's general rubbish, cabbage tree leaves and all sorts in there. "We've got it on three fronts.

Surface flooding and slips are causing issues throughout the Canterbury region. An "orange" heavy rain warning is in place for Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, ...

"The rain has been heavier than was forecast and there are pockets of flooding across the district," says Civil Defence and Emergency Management manager Brenden ...

"We continue to monitor the rainfall across the region and watch for any impacts that this may have. People should expect roads that are open to be slower than usual with damage from last week’s storm creating some slower patches in many places across our network.” However, both passes are closed to towing vehicles. A number of streets in the south Wigram area were closed this afternoon due to flooding. People should expect roads that are open to be slower than usual with damage from last week’s storm creating some slower patches in many places across our network.” "The ground is already very wet following recent rain. "Given the volume of water around the city it is very important that people drive slowly and take extra care travelling around the city. “Please slow down and drive to the conditions if there is surface flooding to avoid making waves. “Please slow down and drive to the conditions if there is surface flooding to avoid making waves. Snow has closed inland passes (Burkes and Lindis, and the road into Aoraki/Mt Cook) in South Canterbury/Otago and flooding has closed SH1 to Blenheim and Picton at Seddon in Marlborough. SH1 is likely to be closed all day at Seddon due to flooding. Heavy rain is also expected to continue falling in the region north of the river until midnight tonight, however, this was expected to ease during the afternoon and evening. If you can avoid trying through ponded water, please do so.

New Zealand's South Island cities of Christchurch and Timaru have suffered their wettest-ever months, with heavy rainfalls bringing significant flooding.

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