Photo: NZ HeraldCoverage is almost fully restored to thousands of Spark customers in the South Island after floods caused a widespread outage last night, but routes between Christchurch and Dunedin remain cut off. Last night, customers south of Ashburton lost cell coverage and internet capability caused by flooding and slips. In a statement posted on Facebook late on Sunday morning, Spark said almost all of the impacted South Island broadband, mobile and landline services have now been restored. However, Spark said services were "still vulnerable, as they are reliant on a damaged cable, which could be affected by moving weather conditions. BAD WEATHER NOT OVER YETThe slow-moving front responsible for the bad weather will stall over central New Zealand, bringing the risk of more heavy rain to parts of the North and South Islands on Sunday.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 07, 2019 19:41 UTC