Published 2 months ago

Queenstown state of emergency arrives with school holiday travel

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Dozens of people have been evacuated and there are multiple road, business and school closures in the region today. A temporary evacuation centre has been set up at St Peter's Church. A regional state of emergency was declared in Southland at 6pm on Thursday night. The Mataura River in Gore is contained at this stage.

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NZ Herald

Queenstown state of emergency arrives with school holiday travel

Snow season has ended in state of emergency in Queenstown, resort closes early.

2 months ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Stuff

Larges slips around Queenstown, state of emergency in place for at least seven days

A State of Emergency was declared in the Queenstown area on Friday, as 68 homes were evacuated due to heavy rain and damage caused by flooding debris.

2 months ago·New Zealand

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Otago Daily Times

State of emergency in Queenstown

A state of emergency has been declared for Queenstown after landslides and heavy floodwaters threatened homes. Mayor Glyn Lewers made the...

2 months ago

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RNZ

Live weather updates: State of emergency in Southland following wild weather

MetService says heavy rain which caused widespread flooding and damage in Southland and Otago is now making its way up the country.

2 months ago·New Zealand

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aktuality.sk

New Zealand plagued by flooding, 100 people evacuated in Queenstown

Several local schools were also closed after excessive rainfall.

2 months ago

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Newsroom

Queenstown under state of emergency after flooding

State of emergency will be in place for at least seven days after wettest 24 hours in nearly a quarter of a century Queenstown is under a state of emergency as rain continues to fall and flooding affects many parts of the region. Niwa says Queenstown has recorded its wettest 24-hour period in 24 years, with 87mm falling from 9am yesterday to 9am today. Especially hard hit is the local cemetery, part of which has been decimated by slash and logs …

2 months ago

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