Flood resilience work along Southland’s Mataura River progresses, mayor wants more

Flood resilience work along Southland’s Mataura River progresses, mayor wants more

Home / The CountryMonique SteeleRNZ·28 Sep, 2026 01:35 AM5 mins to readFlooding in 2023 at the Mataura River. Photo / RNZ, Tess BruntonFlooding in 2023 at the Mataura River. Photo / RNZ, Tess BruntonBy Monique Steele of RNZOfficials are working to bolster flood resilience for communities living along Southland’s Mataura River, in light of some community pushback over worst-case scenario flood modelling. Rural service township Gore, with a population of more than 8300, is bordered by the 240km AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.

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