Work is under way to repair the flood-damaged State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura, while other weather-affected South Island roads are reopening today.

ACT wants to impose a Three Strikes regime for burglary, requiring a minimum three-year prison sentence with no parole for anyone convicted of burglary three times.

The government has to walk a "careful path", standing up against China trampling on the Pacific's anti-nuclear values while recognising it's our biggest trading partner, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says.

The Kaikōura District Council says floodwaters are receding across the district and building inspections are being carried out following severe weather.