Morning Report for Wednesday 1 February 2023

8:50 AM.Tourism in Ruapehu has taken another substantial blow with news the Chateau Tongariro will close its doors on Sunday.

KAH New Zealand, which manages the hotel at Whakapapa, says its due diligence… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Chris Hipkins' new ministerial team will be sworn in at Government House this morning.

In his post-Jacinda Ardern reshuffle, there were promotions, demotions and a new role.

RNZ deputy editor Craig… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Auckland remains under an orange heavy rain warning after around 80 millimetres of rain fell overnight. 

A sinkhole opened up in Swanson last night, taking out power lines, and outages have been… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Flooding and heavy rain has of course delayed the start of the school year for many in Auckland .

The good news is principals are expecting the big disaster of the last three years, Covid-19, will… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is under increasing scrutiny for his communication during the Auckland flooding crisis. 

Leaked texts reported by the NZ Herald yesterday revealed Brown was still planning… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Bay of Plenty is one of four North Island regions with a red heavy rain warning still in place.

The warning became active at 3am.

Bay of Plenty Emergency Management director Clinton Naude spoke to… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A sodden Coromandel is in for another round of heavy downpours today.

A red rain warning came into effect at 10pm and will remain in place until 4pm.

About 73 millimetres of rain accumulated across… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Auckland Council says the city's storm water network could never have coped with the intense rainfall over the past five days. 

They say overland water flow paths are what are important when rain… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Auckland emergency management says the worst of the weather is moving south, but the region isn't out of the woods yet.

Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher told Morning Report there has been some… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.We're also hearing there has been flooding again in Wairau Valley in the northshore where two people died on Friday.

Reporter Mohammad Alafeshat has visited the area.

He spoke to Kim Hill.
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7:50 AM.There are also reports of flooding in Henderson Valley, West Auckland, this morning.

The area was among those badly affected late last week, and the saturated soils struggled to drain the latest… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.National Party leader Christopher Luxon has been getting stuck in helping with the clean up from the Auckland floods.

In recent days he's visisted the emergency centres in Kelston and Sunnynook, a… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Some of the Government's most contentious porfolios will soon have a fresh face after the Prime Minister's first Cabinet reshuffle.

The ministers who ushered in the Three Waters reforms and overhaul… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.While much of Northland escaped any signigficant damage last night, some areas of Whangārei were affected.

Northern Whangāruru, which regularly floods, was cut off last night - including the… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Auckland remains in a state of emergency, with a red rain warning still in place for the region north of Orewa until 8 o'clock this morning.

Sodden ground and overloaded wastewater systems have left… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The Metservice says there is still more rain to fall in Auckland. Duty forecaster Lewis Ferris says it looks like the worst of the heavy rain is starting to ease.

But he says by this afternoon it… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Auckland's been drenched once more this morning.

The newly appointed Auckland Minister says flood waters have risen again in the city this morning and it's a serious situation.

Michael Wood told… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A Mt Albert woman says there was an hour of heavy rain between five and six am, before it suddenly stopped. Susan Farquar says she was worried things would be worse than Friday and is relieved it… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Part of Auckland's northern motorway had to be shut completely after flooding on Wednesday morning. 

Water swelled across the road near Northcote and it was shut between Esmonde Rd and Northcote Rd.

7:12 AM.Heavy rain has fallen across Auckland this morning causing flooding, closing roads and after passing through Northland overnight. 

The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Auckland has had more heavy rain, after record-breaking rainfall on Friday caused deadly slips and flooding.

Cathy O'Sullivan is in Northcote and has had a slip at the back of her property.

She said… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for people to act immediately if they see rising water, due to how quickly flooding can happen. 

They say anyone who sees rising water… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Auckland has been pummeled with rain after a storm system passed Northland overnight.

A red rain warning was in place for Orewa North until 8am on Wednesday and in Auckland, an Orange warning was in… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Heavy rain has now is hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.

Around 40 millimetres of rain has fallen across the supercity since yesterday afternoon, with MetService warning… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Heavy rain is hitting Auckland, with the city wary after intense flooding on Friday.

A band of rain passed over the city around 6am on Wednesday morning.

RNZ's Jeremy Rees spoke to Corin Dann from… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.A heavy rain band is now  hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.

We're hearing it has been bucketing down in parts of the city.

Power is out to some in rural parts to the city's… Read more Audio