Morning Report

The country's largest insurer IAG says building in flood prone areas has to stop.

IAG has released a three-part plan to try speed up efforts to reduce flood risk from rivers.

It says there have been… Read more Audio

A resident who had to evacuate her Nelson home says her street was so flooded it ran like a river.

Teresa O'Connor lives on Nile Street, neighbouring the Maitai River. Civil Defence told Teresa, her… Read more Audio

Many fans were caught by surprise yesterday when Ian Foster was given unfettered support to coach the All Blacks through to the Rugby World Cup.

The New Zealand Rugby Board said it voted unanimously… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency expects new speed cameras to triple the number of drivers caught, from one million to three million offences a year.

It could have ramped things up still further but has pulled… Read more Audio

A large fire is still burning in a scrap metal yard in the Garlands Road area of Woolston in Christchurch.

Reports of cars on fire came in about eight o'clock last night with smoke billowing across… Read more Audio

A state of emergency is also in place on the West Coast.

Reporter Niva Chittock spoke to Susie Ferguson from the Civil Defence Emergency Centre in Westport. Read more Audio

North-west of Nelson, emergency officials in the Tasman district are keeping a close eye on the Riuwaka River, which has flooded at Cook's Corner in the past.

Riuwaka is near Motueka - and is the… Read more Audio

More than 220 homes near the Maitai River were evacuated yesterday as the river surged, and ten more in the Tahunanui Hills joined them overnight because of a slip.

The mayor, Rachel Reese, told… Read more Audio

Hundreds of Nelson residents have spent the night away from their homes after being evacuated when the Maitai River burst its banks.

Some of the 230 houses evacuated have been flooded.

Another 10… Read more Audio

A fire at a scrap steel yard in Christchurch has sent smoke billowing across the city, with explosions at the site continuing through the night.

The scrap yard is in the Garlands Road area of… Read more Audio