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Residents in the dark over who deals with ongoing power cuts
People across the lower North Island are getting increasingly frustrated with power providers and the lines company.
Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week's storm
Residents of the storm-smashed southern Wairarapa assess the damage after being inundated with floodwater. Audio
The damaged 'Banana Bridge' that's trapped 100 people
The bridge has been deemed structurally unsafe after severe flooding earlier this week.
Plans to deliver food and meds to more than 100 people trapped near Ngawi
Two bridges are out of action on the only roads into several rural and coastal communities in southern Wairarapa.
Locals form chain as 'lifeline' road gouged out by raging floodwaters
The damage has split families, but soon they were ferrying supplies from one side to the other. Audio
Several settlements completely cut off as bridge washed out
Communities in southern Wairarapa, including Lake Ferry and Cape Palliser, have been cut off. Audio
'Big concerns': South Wairarapa mayor calls for discussion after storms
South Wairarapa mayor Fran Wilde said it was too soon to discuss the cost of the latest clean-up, but it wasn't too early to talk about the long-term challenges.
'Long and loud night':Wairarapa residents coming together during floods
The stormy weather lashing the region has caused rivers to burst their banks, inundating roads and cutting off communities.
Tai Rāwhiti locals anxious to have reliable northern route out of Gisborne
Convoys along State Highway 2 were stopped on Thursday night and have been cancelled this weekend, because of the threat of rain causing more slips in the gorge.
Cause of days-long Cuba Street power cut unclear
A major power cut at a boutique hotel has thrown families and businesses into darkness on Wellington's Cuba Street.
'We're ruining it': Fears over financial impact of sewage leak
Divers and recreation groups are not only worried about the environmental cost, but also the financial fallout.
'People are angry': Community meeting over putrid odours gets heated
Offensive odours have plagued the city's eastern suburbs.
Photos show submerged tourist boat after rescue
More than 40 people had to be saved when the catamaran grounded at Akaroa. Audio
Families remain isolated two weeks after 'mindboggling' rainfall
Landslides have closed part of State Highway 2 - the main route between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne and helicopters have been taking supplies to the cut-off residents.
Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast
Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said it was working alongside Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou and the defence force to deliver emergency supplies to isolated communities.
'All I could see was this wall of water': Grandmother's harrowing escape
Philippa Wright says she, her grandson and husband Steve are "extremely lucky" to have survived a storm that laid waste to their township.
Scale of flood-damage starting to sink in
Communities remain separated from each other, with work to clear slips on State Highway 35 continuing.
Flood-hit evacuees comforted by marae 'aroha'
Sjaak van Unnik believes he's gained a lot of aunties and uncles on the East Coast. Audio
'All we could do was watch it happen - and that was horrible'
Communities are still isolated following widespread flooding and slips, with helicopters delivering supplies. Audio
Coastal communities still cut off after residents escape deadly storm
The Gisborne District Council said communities around Te Araroa, Onepoto, and Wharekahika have been the worst hit, with the intense deluge that began on Wednesday evening Audio
'Slip, slop, slap and wrap': Attitudes to sun protection slipping
The 2025 National Skin Cancer Survey showed sunburn rates were the highest in 15 years. Audio
Is an inter-islander route from Picton to Clifford Bay a possibility?
The latest bid - dubbed the North South Express - has been submitted to the government's investment agency and comes more than a decade after the previous bid was quashed. Audio
Tiny bird at centre of wildlife centre's strife
Seven months ago, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre was on the brink of closure.
'It was seconds': Father recalls boat capsize on notorious sandbar
A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month.
GPs given go-ahead to set up breakaway primary health organisation
The green light for GenPro's application follows approvals for two big corporate general practice providers to set up their own PHO's.
