The pattern reflects a broader Canterbury story in which regional towns are holding their own alongside the main urban centres, supported by lifestyle appeal, relative affordability, and improving infrastructure connections ....
About 150 people in the town are waiting to find out if they can go home after they were forced to evacuate after heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks ....
WELLINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand'sKaikoura district on Tuesday after the Kowhai River burst its banks following intense rainfall, prompting evacuations and widespread disruption.
Janice Dreaver had to be rescued when the Kowhai River burst its banks and swept through Kaikōura in 1993. Now the river has burst its banks again ....