Heavy rain watch issued for part of Tasman district

Tuesday 8 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Tue 8 Jul 2025, 1:43pm

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MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for the Tasman district north-west of Motueka. The watch is in effect from 1pm Wednesday until 3am Thursday. This follows two recent mass flood events in the region, which only recently exited a state of emergency.

How they headlined it

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1. RNZTue 8 Jul 2025, 10:23am

   Heavy rain watch issued for part of already flood-damaged Tasman district (opens in new tab)

2. StuffTue 8 Jul 2025, 10:53am

   No respite for Tasman, deluge coming for third week in a row (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldTue 8 Jul 2025, 1:43pm

   Weather: Upper South Island warned to brace for more wild weather for third time in three weeks (opens in new tab)