Floodwater cuts off a road in Nelson of South Island, New Zealand, Aug. 18, 2022. The West Coast and Nelson-Tasman regions of New Zealand's South Island have been hit hard by heavy rain and flooding.( ...

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Five of New Zealand’s 10 major wine regions occupy the South Island, from Nelson and Marlborough at the northern tip, to pinot powerhouse Central Otago furthest south. Nelson, in the northwest, is ...