Morning Report

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

Nelson and the West Coast are in states of emergency this morning after hundreds of millilitres of rain fell overnight.

Swollen rivers have seen hundreds of people evacuate their homes.

NIWA… Read more Audio

Nelson's mayor says some homes have been flooded - but assessments to find out how many cannot begin until daylight.

Hundreds of homes were evacuated yesterday after the Maitai River burst its banks… Read more Audio