Weather
North Island in for a drenching
Once again the regions of Bay of Plenty and Tairawhiti have been hammered by heavy rain. While the rain was expected to ease tonight, other parts of the North Island are now in for a drenching, while… Audio
Severe weather: Ferry cancellations, but highway set to partially reopen
Waka Kotahi is hoping a South Island flood-damaged highway will be able to partly reopen, while Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled and heavy rain warnings are out for Bay of Plenty and Gisborne /… Audio
'We're expecting the worst of the rain to come through today'
Heavy rain warnings are in place for the Gisborne and Eastern Bay of Plenty region with the worst of the downpour expected this morning. Audio
Heavy rain battering eastern Bay of Plenty
Heavy rainfall is continuing to hammer the Bay of Plenty region Monday morning.
MetService says Ōpōtiki had 59 millimetres of rain since midnight, with the rest of the region seeing between 30 and… Audio
Slash damages historical graves in Queenstown
A Queenstown resident says it's disgraceful slash dumped from a gondola redevelopment has damaged historical graves.
Torrential rain caused logs and mud to crash through a third of Queenstown… Audio
Heavy rain warnings in place for Gisborne/Eastern Bay of Plenty
Heavy rain warnings are in place for the Gisborne and Eastern Bay of Plenty regions where Civil Defence is monitoring conditions.
On Sunday night, following a day of rain, the Whakatāne, Tauranga… Audio
Heavy rain hits north-east of the country
Heavy rain is pummelling the north-east of Aotearoa.
Two orange heavy rain warnings are in place as a month's worth of rain has been forecast to hit the Bay of Plenty region.
A dedicated flood… Audio
Heavy rain on the way for Gisborne, eastern Bay of Plenty
Flood-weary Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty are next in line for heavy rain - after the lower South Island was battered last week.
No evidence of damage below ground at Queenstown Cemetery
Queenstown residents are being warned that the cemetery grounds will have to drain before the flood-damaged site can reopen.
Queenstown weather damage: Council taking 'all due care' with cemetery
Queenstown is continuing to deal with the damage by the recent deluge to hit the city, with authorities promising that they are treating major debris flow at a local cemetery with "all due care".
Students lend a hand in Queenstown slip clean-up
Three Otago university students have travelled to Queenstown to help clear a property that was red-stickered after heavy rains.
Fears slips may have damaged Queenstown graves
As the clean-up continues in Queenstown following the recent heavy rain, there are concerns over potential damage to graves in the town's cemetery.
Weather warnings: North Island next for deluge as South cleans up amid rain, snow
Much of the country faces severe weather warnings as the weekend - and the school holiday - begins. For regions already struck by rain and snow, clean-ups are underway.
How can fire, floods and snow all be happening at the same time?
This week's extremes of fire, floods, snow and record temperatures has got scientists questioning: what's up with the freaky weather?
Live: Heavy snow, rain moving north, clean up efforts begin in Southland
MetService says heavy rain which caused widespread flooding and damage in Southland and Otago is now making its way up the country.
Heavy rain moving up the country as weekend approaches
Heavy rain that caused widespread flooding and damage in Southland and Otago has now eased there, but it's now making its way up the country.
Large swathes of the South Island remain under weather… Audio
Southland in state of emergency following heavy rain
The Southland region also remains in a state of emergency, following the heavy rain.
Tuatapere's water treatment plant is back up and running with the help of generators, though people in the… Audio
Queenstown records wettest day in 24 years
NIWA says Queenstown has had its wettest day in 24 years, with 87 millimetres of rain falling in the past 24 hours.
The drenching has prompted a state of emergency in the tourist town, with more than… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Rainfall brings relief for firefighters in Mackenzie Country
Rainfall overnight has caused relief for firefighters battling multiple blazes in the Mackenzie Country.
The first fire broke out at Pūkaki Downs on Wednesday night and a second started Thursday near… Audio
