Heavy rain and wind move north after hitting Canterbury

Wednesday 19 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 19 Mar 2025, 8:20am

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Heavy rain and strong winds caused power outages for several hundred homes and blocked roads with fallen trees in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Nearly 100mm of rain fell in Banks Peninsula over 12 hours. The weather system is now moving north towards Wellington.

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1. RNZWed 19 Mar 2025, 7:00am

   Heavy rain moves north after lashing Canterbury (opens in new tab)

2. The PressWed 19 Mar 2025, 8:20am

   Strong winds leave trees down and power out (opens in new tab)