South Islanders in storm clean-up mode, after floods smash riverside farms

NewsCountry9 July 2026, 4:06pmSouth Islanders in storm clean-up mode, after floods smash riverside farmsMonique SteeleCaption:Crews are repairing State Highway…

RNZ · 2026-07-09T04:06:05.000Z

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Reese Morgan2026-07-09T04:10:05.000Z

bloody hell again with the rain aye, farmers must be gutted

Jamie Fox2026-07-09T04:16:05.000Z

yeah mate, my cousin's farm near there, they're wrecked

Blake Turner2026-07-09T04:19:05.000Z

Saw the pics on news, SH1 near Kaikōura is a mess. Gonna take weeks to fix probably.

Casey Adams2026-07-09T04:45:05.000Z

bet the council is gonna blame climate change while doing nothing to prepare lmao

Sky Murphy2026-07-09T05:42:05.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, councils have done heaps for flood protection

Eva Anderson2026-07-09T05:02:05.000Z

nature doesnt care about ur plans rivers gonna river. hope everyone is safe

Reagan Shaw2026-07-09T05:21:05.000Z

meanwhile the govt is off on another junket. priorities eh

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South Islanders in storm clean-up mode, after floods smash riverside farms

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Sky Murphy2026-07-09T05:46:05.000Z

why do we keep building on floodplains ffs it's common sense

Alex Rivera2026-07-09T06:15:05.000Z

agree with ya, but try telling that to the developers

Casey Adams2026-07-09T06:22:05.000Z

lol cope, they literally cut funding for maintenance

Ella Thompson2026-07-09T05:55:05.000Z

drive thru there last week, such a beautiful spot. sad to see it smashed

Reese Morgan2026-07-09T06:02:05.000Z

same here, my holiday house got flooded last year. heartbreaking

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