An enormous weather bomb has hit large parts of te Waipounamu, south island. Wild weather, including high winds and rain falling rapidly have soaked large parts of southern New Zealand. Town ships on the west coast including Franz Josef and Fox are cut off as washouts and slips blocked state highway 6.
Around 970 visitors are trapped in Franz Josef and are unlikely to get out until Friday. The only way in or out is with a helicopter. In Timaru district, the council says it could take weeks to recover from flood damage.
Timaru district remains under a state emergency which will not be lifted until at least one of the bridges reopens.
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