Weather
Heavy rain washes out part of SH35, Gisborne wastewater system at capacity
Emergency Management in Tai Rāwhiti/Gisborne says flooding is affecting travel on State Highway 35 between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay.
Tai Rāwhiti ready for expected heavy rain overnight
Tai Rāwhiti Emergency Management says it is well-prepared for the next bout of heavy rain expected tonight.
'We don't know what's going to happen next week' - Flood victims still in limbo
Five months after the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, affected home owners still do not know where they are going to be living week to week.
Update on weather in Tolaga Bay
Back to the Tai Rāwhiti now where a state of emergency remains in place as more wild weather moves in. Greg Shelton is the Civil Defence area manager for Uawa / Tolaga Bay and he spoke to Lisa Owen… Video, Audio
150 evacuated in Gisborne as foul weather batters the area
In Tai Rāwhiti more than 150 people have been forced to leave their homes in the last 24 hours as foul weather hammers the area that is still trying to get back on its feet after cyclone Gabrielle… Video, Audio
Warning to other regions as downpours settle over weekend
The red heavy rain warning for Tai Rawhiti is expected to remain in force until Sunday morning.
But it's not the only region experiencing a bout of severe weather - there are orange rain warnings in… Audio
Gisborne mayor on state of emergency, heavy downpours
Tai Rawhiti is preparing to face another deluge this afternoon, after heavy rain yesterday caused severe flooding and slips, cutting off the small town of Te Karaka and forcing some people into… Audio
Beijing heatwave: China capital records hottest June day in 60 years
The city is experiencing a prolonged heatwave with extreme temperatures to persist until the end of June.
Heavy rain lashes Tai Rāwhiti
More than 130 people fled their homes in Te Karaka last night as heavy rain lashed Tai Rāwhiti.
Evacuation centres were full of people as flooding struck the region, only four months after Cyclone… Audio
"Don't travel if you don't have to": Gisborne mayor
Back to Gisborne now, where the sodden grounds are set to be inundated as rain ramps up again this afternoon.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz is asking people to stay home and not travel unless necessary.
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Rain batters Tai Rāwhiti
Tai Rāwhiti is being battered by a relentless band of rain with the highest possible red weather warning covering the region until Sunday.
Access to the wider region is restricted with State Highway… Audio
More heavy rain on way for Tai Rāwhiti, local state of emergency in place
Heaps of Te Karaka residents have evacuated, Gisborne's mayor says, as the region remains in a state of emergency with Civil Defence warning the weather will worsen this afternoon.
Some Tai Rāwhiti communities cut off
Back to the weather, and coastal communities in Tai Rāwhiti are cut off yet again as torrential rain lashes the district.
State Highway 35 is closed between Okitu and Ruatoria due to flooding, and as… Audio
Te Karaka evacuation
And in Gisborne, two evacuation centres hosted at least 130 people from Te Karaka last night.
They may fill up as other parts of Tai Rāwhiti face torrents of rain this weekend.
Ben Green is the… Audio
State of emergency in Tai Rāwhiti
We start this morning in Tai Rāwhiti, where a state of emergency has been declared as rain continues to fall in the region.
The most severe red weather warning is in place, with significant flooding… Audio
Tai Rawhiti area under state of emergency due to rain
Tairawhiti is in a state of emergency, and a red heavy warning is in place till Sunday. Civil Defence has asked residents in low lying areas not to wait till official evacuation and leave if they feel… Audio
Gisborne weather warnings upgraded
A state of emergency has been declared for the Tai Rawhiti/Gisborne, where there is a red heavy rain warning in place until Sunday. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz gives and update on the situation in… Audio
Recap: At least 130 evacuated as heavy rain causes flooding in Tai Rāwhiti
Tai Rāwhiti remains under a state of emergency tonight as heavy rain lashes the East Coast yet again, with more on the way on Friday.
Air NZ plane hit by lightning
Air New Zealand says one of its planes is being checked by engineers after it was struck with lightning on a flight to Rarotonga.
