Council staff and Red Cross volunteers spent time in Henley and on the Taieri Plain yesterday checking on residents’ welfare. As of yesterday, the council’s building services team had issued eight active dangerous building notices and five dangerous land notices. Mr Cull said the city’s residents had shown their best during and in response to the event. "The forecast for the weekend is favourable, but if there are any changes over the weekend we are geared up for that." Some beaches and waterways were affected by the deluge, making them unsafe for swimming and other recreational uses.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 28, 2017 18:00 UTC