State of emergency declared for Nelson Tasman due to flooding

Thursday 10 July 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Thu 10 Jul 2025, 6:06pm

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Tasman Mayor Tim King has declared a pre-emptive state of emergency for the Nelson Tasman region. This follows recent severe weather and comes as MetService issues heavy rain watches and warnings for the top of the South Island and much of the North Island.

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1. RNZThu 10 Jul 2025, 7:25am

   More rainfall for Tasman as northerly moves to bring heavy rain for North Island (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesThu 10 Jul 2025, 8:05am

   State of emergency declared in flood-hit region (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsThu 10 Jul 2025, 10:53am

   Weather warnings across NZ, state of emergency for Nelson-Tasman (opens in new tab)

4. StuffThu 10 Jul 2025, 6:06pm

   NZ weather live: State of emergency declared in Nelson Tasman (opens in new tab)