Several roads in the Tasman district are closed due to flooding after persistent rain throughout the day. Tasman District Council community relations manager Chris Choat said eight roads were either closed or reduced to one lane. "This has been shared around the district we've got from the top of Abel Tasman Drive and Goldman Bay, Little Kaiteriteri right through to up the Mouteka Valley to Dovedale and Higgins Road etcetera, and so it's consistent across the entire district," Mr Choat said. Traffic is also reduced to one lane around two slips at the top of Golden Bay and at Neudorf Road on the Moutere Highway. The council is also asking residents to avoid touching surface water, which may be contaminated with wastewater.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2019 07:18 UTC