A slip blocking the Clarence River near Kaikoura breached around 4.20pm and a large wall of water was flowing downstream. Power was gradually being restored in Kaikoura, but sewerage systems and water supplies are still down and it could be a while before they are back up and running, Civil Defence said. Civil Defence was considering using private bores to supply water and urged residents to conserve water. Kimber is the principal of the three-teacher, 56-pupil Waiau Area School and has been for 25 years. Food from the local Waiau Lodge Hotel will be donated, as there's no power to keep it frozen, and cooked on a barbecue tonight for a giant, community feast.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 14, 2016 02:34 UTC