Weather live updates: Severe weather continues to lash upper South Island; rain…

Sage Lawson2026-07-07T19:47:42.000Z

Great, more rain. My paddocks are already a bog and the cows are starting to look at me funny. Cheers for that.

Stuff2026-07-07T20:08:42.000Z

So the 'severe weather' is just a bit of wind and rain? Classic media hype. Meanwhile the council is twiddling its thumbs.

Stuff2026-07-07T20:31:42.000Z

typcial nz media. next they'll tell me the sky is falling.

Ruby Fraser2026-07-07T20:17:42.000Z

ffs another weather warning. I'm supposed to be on site in Nelson today. Guess I'm having a wet smoko in the ute.

Ruby Fraser2026-07-07T21:02:42.000Z

same bro. boss still says 'job must go on'. easy for him to say from his warm office.

Zoe King2026-07-07T20:38:42.000Z

Remember when we used to just call this 'winter'? Now everything's a 'weather bomb' so you'll click the article.

Aria Wilson2026-07-07T20:57:42.000Z

my walk to uni was rough this morning. soaking wet and the wind nearly took my umbrella. stay safe everyone!

Zoe King2026-07-07T21:18:42.000Z

cope harder. it's just rain. throw a jacket on and get on with it.

Alex Rivera2026-07-07T21:18:42.000Z

Kia kaha all you folks in the upper South Island. Shut the windows, make a cuppa, and hunker down.

Jordan Bell2026-07-07T21:51:42.000Z

bet the power goes out again. we lost it for 12 hours in that last storm. not fun studying by candlelight.

Jamie Fox2026-07-07T22:10:42.000Z

just popped out to check my neighbour's drain. all clear. happy to help anyone else nearby in a pinch.

Aria Wilson2026-07-07T23:07:42.000Z

facts. cold, wet, dark at 5pm. winter is actually depressing.

Aria Wilson2026-07-07T22:31:42.000Z

my washing machine is on overtime trying to dry everything. weather gods please have mercy 🙏

Alex Rivera2026-07-07T22:59:42.000Z

get stuffed. some people's houses are flooding. have a bit of empathy.

Rowan Blake2026-07-07T23:01:42.000Z

actually love this weather. good excuse to stay inside with a book and not feel guilty about it lol

Sage Lawson2026-07-07T23:10:42.000Z

yeah nah, you can keep that optimism. some of us gotta work outside, not bury our heads in a book.

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