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A rescue operation is still underway at Abbey caves near Whangārei after a group of students got into trouble in the bad weather.

Emergency services were called there at about 10:30am. The group from… Read more Video, Audio

It has been a rough ride for Auckland commuters today with torrential rain and flash flooding disrupting services and it is not over yet.

All trains out of the Britomart transport hub in the central… Read more Video, Audio

With the heavy rain it has been gridlock in central Auckland.

Commuters trying to leave the central city early have been waiting hours for buses. Many are driving past bus stops, already full, as the… Read more Video, Audio

The wild weather is now bearing down on the Coromandel. The area's still has major damage and closed roads from the last bout of severe weather.

Civil Defence Controller Gary Towler talks to Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland's in a state of Emergency again, as the city is hammered by torrential rain and flash flooding.

It's put already anxious and displaced residents on edge once more.

MetService has issued a… Read more Video, Audio

MetService has issued 15 weather warnings and watches across New Zealand on Tuesday.

It's a familiar scene again in Auckland with flooding across the city.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is in… Read more Video, Audio

In Auckland alone we send 100,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill every year. Now food scrap bins are being rolled out across the city to help use that food for fuel, at the country's first… Read more Video, Audio

After two months of using a dinghy, a husband and wife stranded by Cyclone Gabrielle can now leave home on a slightly less precarious river crossing.

The storm's heavy rain swelled the Manawatū… Read more Video, Audio

Nelson has long been known for its "Sunshine Wages" but a new report shows they have fallen to 14 percent below the national average.

At just over $60,000 dollars a year - they are the lowest average… Read more Audio

The boss of the Warriors major sponsor has called out the NRL referees after what he says is "cheating of the highest order".

One New Zealand chief executive Jason Paris vented on social media… Read more Audio