29/06/2025
We hope everyone is doing ok.
As you can imagine there is a lot of work needing to be completed by our team after Friday's weather event.
We are doing our best to get to everyone, but we are prioritising the jobs that are in direct effect of health and safety concerns for our customers at this time.
If you have any direct health and safety concerns with your power, please call us and we will get this booked in as soon as possible.
Thank you for understanding.
Rowan and the team.
*8:00pm update**
The Mayoral Relief Fund has been activated, please email [email protected] to apply. You can also contact MSD for additional financial support.
🚒 Fire Emergency NZ
* Please stay out of flood water
* Clear drains and gutters.
* If you can stay home, please stay home
🚨NZ Police:
* There are a lot of local road closures still in place. We cannot have a team positioned at all closures, we need to trust in the community to not try to drive through these closures. They are in place for your safety.
🚗 NZTA:
* Rocks Road will remain closed overnight and into Monday. If you can delay your morning commute, or work from home please do so.
* SH6 Kohatu remains closed
🌊 Iwi:
* A rahui is in place across the whole region including Nelson coastlines. This will be in place for the next seven days. The rahui prevents the gathering of seafood and kai in these areas as well as swimming and entering the water.
📡 Communications:
* Cellular towers are down in Wakefield, Murchison and St Arnaud, Starlink units have been sent to these communities
⛵️ Tasman Harbourmaster:
* Tasman Harbourmaster has identified a lot of debris around the coast and is encouraging people to not clear or salvage this debris and to not take boats out.
ℹ️ Motueka Information Centre:
* A Civil Defence Centre information centre is open at the Motueka Rec Centre.
🐄 Animals:
* If you have any animal welfare concerns, please contact MPI 0800 008 333 or Top of the South Rural Support 0800 787 254
🏠 Returning Home:
* If you are returning home for the first time, before you start cleaning up, take photos of your home and the damaged caused as evidence to give your insurance company.
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**10:00am update - Sunday 29 June 2025**
Morena ⛅
As we enter day 3, more of the impacts are coming to light, and our Welfare teams are stepping up to provide information and connect people for assistance.
Yesterday Fire Emergency New Zealand took to the air in helicopters to get a good understanding of what is happening in areas that are still not accessible by land.
⛅Weather today ⛅
Cloudy periods, with periods of rain easing this morning, then clearing by evening. Light winds, southwesterlies developing this evening.
QUICK FAQS:
👉There are still significant road closures across Tasman
👉Kohatu to Kawatiri is still CLOSED
👉Rocks Road is CLOSED
👉Tapawera to Kohatu is OPEN
👉A Civil Defence Centre will be opening today at 9am at the Motueka Rec Centre
👉There are some cell towers down across the region (including St Arnaud and Spark customers around Wakefield). Crews are working as quickly as possible to resolve these.
👉The Rahui is still in place
👉The boil water notice remains in place for Tapawera, Eighty Eight Valley, Redwood, Dovedale and Motueka bore supplies (note: Motueka public supply is okay).
👉Treat all water as contaminated. Please refrain from body boarding in flood waters.
Transport maps:
🚗 NZTA Journey Planner for State Highways: https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner
🚗 Local maps for NCC and TDC https://shorturl.at/HrDww
If you are traveling you will need to check both maps to ensure your route is open.
