Flood fears as new front to bring downpours, snow down to 300m LAURA WALTERSJOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFFThe Heathcote and Selwyn rivers burst their banks in Christchurch following heavy rain. People are being warned to prepare for more flooding with more heavy rain and snow set to hit the country. That could mean heavy northwesterly rain in western areas from Westland to Horowhenua, and around Mt Taranaki. Authorities warn the heavy rain could bring more flooding to saturated Canterbury. Niwa Weather tweeted that one benefit of the July rains was near normal amounts of soil moisture for many spots and groundwater recharge across the eastern South Island.

Source: Stuff July 25, 2017 08:36 UTC