Nelson City Council hydrologist Chris Strang says there has been an increase in storms and their unpredictability.

Nelson's unique geography, with its rivers flowing from the hills to the sea, makes flood management a critical focus for Nelson City Council ... updating flood maps help to identify vulnerable ...

In 2021, Nelson City Council took back control of the facility ... “This has got so much going for it, and it puts us on the map.” Nelson Mayor Nick Smith agreed that the plan was “very ...

Changes have been made to the monitoring of Nelson's rivers since the damaging floods of August 2022, but council staff say the region remains vulnerable to storm events without a rain radar.