Homes red-stickered, highway to reopen as Kaikōura state of emergency lifts

Stuff2026-07-13T04:01:20.000Z

Classic Kaikōura, floods one week then tourists back the next. The council better not let them rebuild on the floodplain again ffs.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-13T04:50:20.000Z

they're just saving face for the tourism season. Brown water be damned.

Taylor Wright2026-07-13T04:26:20.000Z

So the highway's reopening but my driveway still looks like a river. Sweet as.

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T04:46:20.000Z

you get sorted soon, mate. Can't be easy dealing with that.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-13T04:42:20.000Z

Red-stickered homes, but the mayor says the emergency is over? Sounds like they just don't want to pay for more relief.

Kai Thompson2026-07-13T05:04:20.000Z

I work on the highway crew, we patched it up in three days. Meanwhile council still arguing about a drain. 🤡

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T05:22:20.000Z

Feel so bad for Paul and Laura, Emporium Brewing was my fav spot. Hope they get back on their feet soon.

Jamie Fox2026-07-13T05:54:20.000Z

so true, businesses like theirs are the heart of the town. hope they're insured properly

Luca Reid2026-07-13T05:31:20.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed council, you let them build too close to the creek in the first place

Taylor Wright2026-07-13T06:09:20.000Z

yeah same as my driveway then

Jamie Fox2026-07-13T05:57:20.000Z

Sending love to Kaikōura from Chch. We know how you feel after the quakes. Kia kaha whānau 💪

Mason Young2026-07-13T06:08:20.000Z

what a load of shit, state of emergency lifts but houses are still red-stickered

Sky Murphy2026-07-13T06:13:20.000Z

my uni lecturer used the flood as a case study for climate adaptation. said Kaikōura is ground zero for what's coming

Sky Murphy2026-07-13T06:43:20.000Z

facts, the lecture basically said the same

Sam North2026-07-13T06:20:20.000Z

Bloody typical, roads fixed in record time when tourists need them but locals can wait weeks for power

Luca Reid2026-07-13T06:51:20.000Z

Preach. Tourists get the red carpet, locals get mud.

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