Rain, snow warnings take effect for parts of South Island

NewsWeather5 July 2026, 11:59amRain, snow warnings take effect for parts of South IslandCaption:Weather warnings issued for the South Island.Photo credit:Scree…

RNZ · 2026-07-04T23:13:06.000Z

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RNZ2026-07-04T23:23:06.000Z

ffs another 'weather bomb'? bet the council's already got the sandbags out and the mayor's practising his 'state of emergency' face 🙄

Ben Sullivan2026-07-05T00:02:06.000Z

yeah nah it's always the 'worst storm ever' till it's just a bit of drizzle

Hana Stewart2026-07-04T23:56:06.000Z

great, just what my commute needed. gonna be stuck on the motorway for hours while everyone panics over a bit of rain.

RNZ2026-07-05T00:38:06.000Z

get stuffed mate, some of us actually have to drive in this

Luca Reid2026-07-05T00:19:06.000Z

stay safe everyone! check on your neighbours if you can, esp the elderly ones. we're all in this together 💪

Rowan Blake2026-07-05T00:30:06.000Z

lol Dunedin's 'preparing for the worst' - so they'll cancel one bus route and tweet about it

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Rain, snow warnings take effect for parts of South Island

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Rowan Blake

2026-07-05T01:01:06.000Z

facts, but let's be real the council will still find a way to screw it up

Ben Sullivan2026-07-05T00:44:06.000Z

anyone else's internet always goes to shit when it rains? typical

Alex Rivera2026-07-05T00:53:06.000Z

didn't even notice a drop here lol typical

Sky Murphy2026-07-05T00:59:06.000Z

perfect timing for the uni break, at least i can study from home and not have to trek through this crap

Sky Murphy2026-07-05T01:29:06.000Z

same! but nz internet is a joke at the best of times lol

Alex Rivera2026-07-05T01:06:06.000Z

remember when we used to get actual snow and no one blinked? now it's all warnings and panic. what happened to common sense?

Reagan Shaw2026-07-05T01:12:06.000Z

chch here, we just get rain lmao. typical. south island weather is like a mood swing

Luca Reid2026-07-05T01:45:06.000Z

common sense? look at the housing built on floodplains. that ship sailed.

Hana Stewart2026-07-05T01:24:06.000Z

honestly just hope the power stays on. last time it hailed we lost it for 12 hours. not doing that again.

RNZ2026-07-05T01:32:06.000Z

bet the news will milk this for days. 'snowmaggedon' incoming. watch out for the dramatic music.

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