Wellington Region

The rainfall, slips and traffic gridlock brought Wellington to a standstill yesterday. Audio

Lower Hutt was one of the worst hit areas, with flooding particularly in Petone and along the river banks. Audio

All passenger train services in and out of Wellington will remain cancelled until at least this afternoon. Audio

Commuters heading into Wellington this morning are facing more long delays. Audio

Time for another traffic update from our reporter Blair Cunningham. Audio

As the region's authorities start thinking about cleanup; thoughts also turn to just how well the infrastructure coped. Audio

Residents on the Kapiti Coast say that the flooding they experienced yesterday is the worst they've seen in years. Audio

The Kapiti Coast experienced the worst of the rain and flooding yesterday, with more rain falling in one day than usually falls in the entire month of May. Audio

Commuters heading into Wellington this morning are likely to face more long delays. Audio

This morning's likely to see just as much commuter chaos around Wellington region as there was for people leaving the city last night. Audio

For an idea how the Kapiti coast fared last night our producer Charlotte Gendall joins us from Paraparaumu. Audio

Heavy rainfall has continued to fall in the Wellington region overight... It has however eased. Audio

Another deluge is set to hit the lower North Island overnight with more than 20 millimetres of rain forecast to fall. Audio

Paraparaumu railways worker Glenn Wickert woke to a river of water raging through his property. Audio

Justin Patterson lives in Paraparaumu, he got wet feet when he stepped out of bed this morning, and ended up getting his dinghy out. Audio

RNZ reporter Gareth Thomas, is on the Kapiti Coast. Audio

The flooding chaos is continuing into the evening in Wellington with trains not running, people taking hours to get home on jammed highways and others evacuating their homes or bailing water. Audio

The Mayor of Kapiti, Ross Church outlines what's happening in his district. Audio

Tina Ratana has had a horror afternoon trying to keep the water out of Kokiri Marae in Seaview. Audio

The flooding has also caused chaos in the Hutt as the weather swept through. Audio