Morning Report

Auckland Emergency Management issued alerts to mobile phones last night warning about the danger from an active line of thunderstorms.

The alerts followed the worst rain in the city's history, that… Read more Audio

Residents of a Maungatapu cul-de-sac in Tauranga rallied to save a family who were trapped in their home after a landslide overnight on Saturday.

Several homes were damaged, with one destroyed… Read more Audio

Many Aucklanders are feeling a great sense of anxiety this morning with more severe weather predicted to hit the region on Tuesday and Wednesday.

An Emergency Management text alert was sent out last… Read more Audio

It's been a stormy night for the sodden north, with rain dousing large parts of Auckland, Northland and the Waikato.

Coromandel peninsula soaked up the most rain - about 80 millimetres - while… Read more Audio

Roads throughout the upper North Island are closed this morning as the tumultuous weather continues.

Forty-five roads across Auckland are closed because of slips and flood damage with Auckland… Read more Audio

Northland is under a Orange Heavy Rain Warning and Severe Thunderstorm watch this morning, with the region under an accute risk of flooding, slips and road closures. MetService says a thunderstorm… Read more Audio

It's been a stormy night in the north of the country with thunderstorms peppered parts of Auckland, the Coromandel and Northland.

Coromandel soaked up the most rainfall - about 80 millimetres - while… Read more Audio