
The first event was windstorms and flooding that affected nearly all parts of the North Island, costing $26 million. It was followed three days later by another storm that caused even more damage to areas in the lower South Island and the North Island costing $42 million. Wildlife ark Owlcatraz is only just recovering from the wild weather which hit them, the owner received $15,000 from insurance, but say it cost much more.
…All the bad weather has experts estimating that insurance premiums will rise by 5% - 10% in 2009.
A location in New Zealand used in the Lord of the Rings films, shot by Alientraveller (I think), Wikimedia Commons via Flickr, under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
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