12 Jul 2022

Wild Weather Update

From Lately, 10:18 pm on 12 July 2022

A front of wild weather has hit the country today, causing slips, downing trees and closing some roads.
Heavy rain and weather warnings are still in place for Coastal Otago and Canterbury.


Selwyn District Mayor Sam Broughton joins Lately to discuss the impact on his district and we speak to Waimangaroa Fire chief Lynn Brooks who was kept busy cleaning up the damage caused by the wild weather on the West Coast

Avonside Drive, Christchurch after heavy rain on 12 July 2022.

Avonside Drive, Christchurch after heavy rain on 12 July 2022. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon