It comes as gaps appear in lower South Island supermarket shelves after floodwater damage cut key delivery routes through Canterbury. Countdown and Foodstuffs supermarket chains confirmed the road closures would affect lower South Island deliveries and they were working to find alternative routes, but that could mean significant diversions and delays for delivery trucks. Fonterra South Island foodstuffs business manager James Howden said that had created a bit of a supply buffer, but they had to come up with a plan to get their milk south. It's a very long route down there, but it's the only route available to us at the moment. While it was not ideal heading into a long weekend with uncertain deliveries, French was taking it in her stride.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 01, 2021 06:56 UTC