Heavy rain triggers flooding and landslides in parts of New Zealand

Some schools and roads remained unopen connected Monday (July 14, 2025) arsenic New Zealand’s Tasman and Nelson regions started cleaning up aft dense rainfall implicit the play caused flooding, landslides and forced evacuations.

The regions successful the northbound of New Zealand’s South Island were deed by important rainfall for the 2nd clip successful arsenic galore weeks.

Tasman Mayor Tim King told Radio New Zealand that astir 40 radical stayed successful exigency accommodation overnight but galore much were staying with friends due to the fact that of damage.

"I'm picking determination are respective hundreds of properties wherever astatine the precise slightest it's precise hard to get successful and out, if not intolerable to enactment successful the house,” King said.

Local exigency authorities said teams had assessed 417 properties successful flood affected areas connected Sunday and planned to sojourn a further 413 properties connected Monday.

Several schools were unopen due to the fact that of the floods and 51 roads were closed, authorities said.