Floods
Weather: Canterbury residents told to stay on high alert
Canterbury residents are being urged to remain on high alert following evacuations to parts of the region today.
The extent of flooding and heavy rain gobsmacked North Canterbury locals - as people… Video, Audio
Weather: Ashburton Mayor with latest on flooding
The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown joins Lisa Owen with the… Video, Audio
Floods cut off Ashburton from north, many roads closed
The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
The options to the south are not much better, with 10… Video, Audio
Torrential rain floods Plimmerton homes
At least 15 homes are uninhabitable after flash flooding in Plimmerton north of Wellington that closed State Highway 1.
Napier reporter describes the damage across the city
The clean-up is well and truly underway in Napier, where torrential rain caused extensive flooding and slips across the city.
RNZ's Napier reporter, Tom Kitchin, has been out among the most impacted… Audio
Govt provides $100,000 to support Napier community after floods
Nearly two dozen homes in Ahuriri Napier have been decleared uninhabitable following the torrential rain and flooding that hit the city over the past two days.
Civil Defence says 60 people are being… Audio
Latest update on Napier flooding
Anusha Bradley reports from Napier, which has seen record rain and flooding. Audio
The wrath of Napier's water bomb
The clean up is underway after torrential rain and flooding yesterday, with Napier struck by a one in 250-year weather bomb. It was Napier's second-wettest day on record since 1870, with 237 mm of… Audio
Wild weather bares down on Hawke's Bay
Dozens of people are being evacuated and thousands are without power as ongoing heavy rain causes of slips and flooding in Napier. Audio
The 'donation dollar' that's designed to be given away
The new Australian $1 coin is stamped with a message that reads: 'Donation Dollar: Give to help others.' The coin, the first of its kind in the world, has been minted in the hope that it will raise… Audio
A love letter to the mighty Mataura River
Dougal Rillstone's new book, Upstream in the Mataura details his 70-year fascination for the Mataura River - a river that almost claimed his life in the 1970s - from his childhood in Gore through… Audio, Gallery
Funding for flood-struck Far North
The government today pledged over $26 million dollars for flood resilience and critical roading in the Far North. Audio
Expect more large destructive weather patterns
Following the weekend flooding in Northland, Professor James Renwick, says we should brace ourselves for more of these extreme events. He explains why to Jesse. Audio
Whangārei floods: Tow trucks help travellers, sewers leaking
Tow trucks are being used to get people across a closed part of State Highway 1 in the Far North.
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
Nigel Farage backs off Tory seats, Britain floods, model found
UK correspondent Matthew Parris reports on the decision by Nigel Farage not to stand Brexit Party candidates in more than 300 seats won by the Tories in 2017. He also looks at the floods that have hit… Audio
Huge waves expected to batter West Coast
West Coasters have been told to light the fire and stay home as storm conditions and king tides start to pound the coast … with the worst yet to come. Mayor Bruce Smith spoke to Alex Perrottet. Video, Audio
Queenstown streets flooded after water-main rupture
A burst water-main caused flooding on streets in Queenstown today, trapping people in their houses. Checkpoint spoke to Philip Smyth while he was stuck inside a house that he was renovating on Glasgow… Video, Audio