John and Julie Clark, who run Clark Contracting on Kio Kio Station Rd, pulled several families from floodwaters in the early hours of Saturday using their tractors. “He had a tractor parked there,” Julie told the Herald, “so he got himself and his partner and baby and dog and cat out. Torrential rain resulted in many of the houses on Kio Kio Station Rd being flooded. “We’ll just take a few days to regroup, we’ve got 10 staff that’ll come in and help us,” Julie said. The state of the roads in the area will be reviewed in the morning and the following state highways remain closed overnight:

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2026 07:55 UTC