Clean up continues after heavy rain

Last modified: 02 Aug 2023 3:27pm

The clean up is continuing after the heavy rain and flooding on 23-24 July.

Civil Defence volunteers and staff, along with our roading and water teams were active across the time of the flooding and our welfare team is still working to support those affected, while our water and roads team are hard at work with the clean up.

Water updates

People on the Hororātā water supply are reminded that a boil water notice remains in place. Please keep boiling your water. A tanker with clean drinking water is available at 23 Hororata Road, outside the Hororātā Domain. The river is slowly clearing and we will keep working to get clean water into the supply.
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Road updates

Our roading crews have started repairs and we are working hard to make sure roads are safe,
but some repairs will take time. All fords remain closed and there are a number of other road closures while repairs are carried out. Please remember to check our road closures map.

Please be careful with berms as well as these are still very wet and very soft at the moment, so if you do need to pull off the road please look for a hard standing area to safely pull over.

Flooding causes potholes, and when water gets under the road the damage isn't always visible. Travelling at high speeds can increase the damage to the roads and to you if anything goes wrong. The best thing you can do to stay safe and help get the roads repaired is report any potholes or damage via Snap Send Solve (selwyn.govt.nz/snapsendsolve) and slow down.

Thank you to the staff and volunteers who helped across the weekend and to the many Selwyn residents who helped each other and supported our teams.