One person has been killed and many homes have been flooded
after torrential rain poured across New Zealand. The two days of
excessive rain led to whole communities being cut-off, and
triggered several landslips.  One of these landslips crushed a
home in Kaiteriteri, in the northwest of South Island, which
killed its resident. The city of Christchurch was hit by 61mm of
rain in just one day, which is more than the average rainfall
expected in the entire month of June. Several roads were forced
to close and some residents were being advised to boil their tap
water before drinking it. The downpours are now easing, and
although there will be more showers in the next 24 hours, there
are no weather warnings currently in force. Instead, the cause
for concern is the weather that will arrive on Wednesday and
spread throughout the country by the end of Thursday. Wintry
weather looks set to replace the flooding rains. The polar blast
will bring heavy snow to much of the South Island. This will
create more problems for