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Kopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu Road
Caption:Kopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu RoadPhoto credit:SuppliedKopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu RoadSuppliedKopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu RoadSuppliedThe Limery in Wairoa devastated by flooding in 2024.Supplied/Di Downey
The Limery in Wairoa has been devastated by flooding.
The Wairoa River in Northern Hawke’s Bay
Martinborough Hotel. The owner of the hotel Tim Smith says he’s by 10am on Thursday,18 guest nights had been cancelled. He says others in the district are hit harder by severe weather but says it’s clear the town needs a new bridge.
Crews are actively working on repairs to State Highway 1 leading to Kaikōura that was badly damaged in a severe weather event this week. Pic taken 9 July 2026.
thermometer with plus temperature sticking out of the snow in the winter forest
Mediterranean Motel Kaikōura
Pictures taken from a helicopter on 8 July 2026 of flooding in the Kaikōura region.
Ken and Fran Henderson’s Kaikōura home was flooded during torrential rain this week. The carpet remains sodden and the couple are staying in a motel while they wait to hear from their insurance company about the repair work that’s needed.
Will Jordan is all smiles after becoming the All Blacks all-time leading try scorer.
Musicians Ngoi Pēwhairangi and Dalvanius Prime co-wrote ‘Poi E’ by the Pātea Māori Club.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the “Secure America Act” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. The bill provides around $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Border Patrol and another $5 billion for unforeseen costs, effectively ensuring a steady flow of money for Trump’s deportation agenda through fiscal 2029.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 11: Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Government House on July 11, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Prime Minister Modi is making his first official visit to Auckland after the signing of a free trade agreement with New Zealand. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell