MetService earlier issued warnings.
Police are pledging to have a "visible presence".
The town is awaiting its usual winter influx.
About 45 freight trains used the bridge each week before it was damaged earlier this month.
It's hoped the Christchurch City Council funding will future-proof the show.
Te Whatu Ora has directed hospitals to cut costs, including banning overtime and not covering for sick staff.
Adam Rapson was jailed for three-and-a-half years at the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday.
Emergency services were called to the Waitaki River on Monday night.
"These growers need a win, they need something to get them going."
A pier on the bridge over the Rangitata River in Canterbury was washed away on April 12.
"I cannot sit back and let the lies of their mother hurt my innocent grandchildren."
One person is reported to have serious injuries.
The eatery has recently re-opened after a refurbishment with new owners.
Four months on, they've neither been collected nor paid for - and she now owes the kennel thousands of dollars.
"Communities expect and trust that emergency ambulance services will have the capacity to assist them quickly when they call for help."
The video has emerged just weeks after four people died in a collision on the same road.
The large piece was fixed with bolts and welded in place - but it didn't stop thieves.
One ambulance, two response teams and a helicopter were sent to the scene.
Four people were killed in the two-vehicle crash last month.
Vince Burke has spent the past 50 years collecting the rocks
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