Flooding
Fixing up farms after the flooding
The clean-up continues for farmers whose land was flooded by the Mataura River in Southland. Jon Pemberton had 20 hectares of land under water at Brydone. When it receded he was left with a metre of… Audio
Southland flooding: Pets' stories of survival
As flood-swamped Southland slowly drains and reopens, some people's first thoughts have been with their furry, four-legged friends.
While pets were lodged in special animal evacuation centres, other… Audio
Locals muck in to clean up after Mataura flooding
And while the mop-up is underway for residents in Mataura, locals are rallying together to muck in and help.
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson put her gumboots on and went to check out how it's going. Audio
Mataura flooding: Civil Defence Minister boosts relief funds
The clean up is underway in Southland after days of flooding and some people are just starting to understand the extent of damage to their homes and towns.
Authorities in Southland say up to 30 homes… Audio
Evacuations in Southland
People evacuated from the Southland towns of Mataura and Wyndham have not been allowed to return home tonight, because the flood risk is still too high. Meanwhile hundreds of Gore residents evacuated… Audio
Southland flooding: Crowds in limbo as Gore evacuated
It's been a day of limbo for people at evacuation centres in Gore. Hundreds of households were forced to move to higher ground, or seek shelter at four community centres, as the Mataura RIver lapped… Audio
Mataura flooding - latest update
RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown is at a cordon just south of Mataura, which is about halfway between Gore and Invercargill.
Residents there have heightened fears about the possibility of a… Audio
Southland flooding - latest update
In Southland extreme flooding has impacted much of the region. RNZ reporter Katie Todd has just been in the latest Civil Defence briefing and joins Lisa Owen live from Invercargill. Video, Audio
Weather: Thousands flee homes in Southland flooding
Thousands of people in Southland towns, not just Mataura, have been forced to leave their homes following civil defence evacuation orders.
Residents in Gore, Wyndham and Mataura were told not to be… Video, Audio
Mataura flooding: Potential toxic spill threatens as river rises
In Southland extreme flooding has continued to cause havoc across the region for another day.
In Mataura, halfway between Invercargill and Gore, residents are angry after the looming threat of a… Video, Audio
Mataura now a "ghost town" - reporter
RNZ reporter Tim Brown talks to Kathryn from the outskirts of Mataura, where emergency services have now evacuated, leaving no one behind. Audio
Mataura river levels threaten more Southland towns
Residents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are the lastest to be told to evacuate thier homes as river water threatens to breach banks. They've been told to go east, not west. Three days of heavy rain… Audio
Southland flooding: 'Need to get out now'
Residents in the Southland towm of Wyndham are being told to evacuate their homes amid rising river levels. Residents in Mataura are bracing themselves as the Mataura River approaches its highest… Audio
State of Emergency as constant rain floods in Southland
The whole of Southland is now in a state of emergency because of extensive flooding after two days of heavy rain. Bryan Crump speaks with Southland's mayor Gary Tong about what's happening and what's… Audio
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
A break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning. Audio
Weather: Flooding, slips, hundreds trapped in Milford Sound
Hundreds of people are trapped in Milford Sound after heavy flooding cut off the only road out.
A State of Emergency has been declared in Milford, Te Anau and Manapouri.
Locals say they have never… Video, Audio
Art in Aotearoa 2019: Francis Upritchard, Matariki Williams & Warren Feeney
A giant hand called Quasi made world headlines. Dane Mitchell's fake transmitting trees at the Venice Biennale were joined by a real fallen tree during flooding. Giant woven works by the Mata Aho… Audio
Quake-hit East New Britain still seeking help for flooding
Around three hundred people on Papua New Guinea's Duke of York group are without homes after their houses were destroyed in last week's magnitude 7.5 earthquake. The quake has affected thousands in… Audio
Nearly 6000 evacuated from flood affected Papua Province,
The Indonesian Red Cross says people in the flood affected area of Papua Province are frightened as they evacuate from their villages destroyed by landslides and huge volumes of water following days… Audio
Flooding brings death and destruction for East New Britain
Flash flooding has cut off many roads and washed out a number of villages in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province. New Guinea Islands provinces are taking stock of damage from several days of… Audio