MetService issues Orange Warnings for Labour Day

MetService issues Orange Warnings for Labour Day

MetService has issued a series of new severe weather alerts for Labour Day, warning that a powerful storm system will impact much of New Zealand as it moves across the country from the Tasman Sea. Orange warnings for heavy rain and strong winds are in place for parts of both the North and South Islands, with further watches likely to follow as conditions worsen. Hundreds of homes in Southland remain without power following days of wild weather, …

Labour Day: the working class and civil emergencies « The Standard

On this Labour Day, a massive shout out to all the workers in Southland, Otago and other areas affected by the storms last week. Paid and volunteer, obvious and those in the background doing support for the frontline workers.