Southland Storm: Lessons Learned from Extreme Weather Disruption

While the rest of the world (and in fact NZ too) continue their lives in oblivion, Southland was brought to its knees on Thursday 23 October 2025 when a storm, forecast to hit Canterbury, hit Southland instead with full force.

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Trying to explain the exercise hurt

At the weekend, my husband and I walked or should I say st(rolled) parkrun at a leisurely pace for a change. This resulted in the opportunity to chat as we went, something we can’t usually do! An interesting topic came up, a comment on which has stuck in my mind ever since.

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