Weather
Record-breaking rainfall prompts warning over travel to tracks and parks
The Mountain Safety Council says it is very uncommon for it to strongly recommend that people do not visit public conservation land or regional parks on a scale like this.
More rain overnight in Bay of Plenty
Rain has continued to fall in the Upper North Island overnight but it seems residents may have escaped the worst.
In the last 12 hours, 10 to 14 mils of rain fell across parts of the Bay of Plenty.
…Thursday weather recap: Holiday makers urged to stay close to home
With several highways severely damaged, Waka Kotahi is urging people to reconsider long weekend plans.
Slippery slopes: why the Auckland storm caused so many landslides – and what can be done about it
Analysis - While climate change helps explain the intensity of the rainfall in Auckland on Friday, the way land has been used and built on in the city is a major factor in what happened, Martin Brook …
Major slip that destroyed main Coromandel route may not be fixed this year - Waka Kotahi
Waka Kotahi cannot say yet if the main road from Thames to Tairua on the Coromandel peninsula will be fixed by the end of the year. Audio
Auckland flooding: Appeal for vacant properties as displaced families seek accommodation
As accommodation becomes a challenge for those displaced by the Auckland floods, a real estate industry group is appealing to people who may have empty properties.
Auckland experiences wettest month on record
The Central Auckland Rainfall series recorded a total of 539mm of rain at Albert Park, smashing the previous monthly record of 420mm from February 1869.
Auckland floods: Swanson residents blame new developments
Residents in Swanson and experts are calling for no more housing developments in flood-prone areas. The area was left under metres of floodwaters for the second time in two years over the weekend… Audio
Auckland floods - Huge community response in clean-up effort
There's been a massive community response to the clean up effort in Auckland.
Thousands have been mucking in to help people get back into their homes, or offering a place to shower for those still… Audio
SH1 to Northland unlikely to open for Waitangi weekend
It's not just the Coromandel. A key stretch of road in Northland is unlikely to open for the long weekend - after another slip was found. The State Highway 1 section from the Brynderwyn Hills to Waipu… Audio
Weather: Latest on devastated Coromandel highway
Officials have been checking out the newly formed abyss that runs through a key state highway in the Coromandel. A section of State Highway 25A has completely washed away, after cracks first emerged… Audio
Nearly 500 Auckland state houses damaged in floods
Almost five hundred Auckland state houses have suffered flood damage with an unknown number destined for demolition. Some of those badly damaged homes are virtually new, only completed in 2019. Now… Audio
What to look for when buying a car after the Auckland floods
In the past few days more than 1500 vehicles that were inundated with flood waters have been towed away from random spots where they eventually washed up after heavy rain flooded parts of Auckland… Audio
Auckland Emergency Management warns of more heavy rain
Aucklanders are being urged to be vigilant ahead of rain tonight that could be heavy for some but completely bypass other areas.
Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel and Waikato have severe… Video, Audio
Auckland floods: Cleaning up damage as more clouds loom
Some parts of Auckland could be in for localised thunderstorms this evening with a heavy rain warning in place until 10pm Thursday.
The current state of emergency is due to be lifted on Friday but… Video, Audio
More heavy rain warnings for some, while South Island swelters
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain in Western Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, and south Westland today.
There are also heavy rain watches for parts of Northland, Auckland… Audio
'Tough calls' to be made on future of climate-vulnerable communities - PM
Chris Hipkins says Aotearoa has "some tough calls to make as a country" regarding the future of communities in places vulnerable to extreme weather events.
Saturated Coromandel braces for more rain
The mayor of Thames-Coromandel says he will be having a 'very serious conversation' with Minister for Emergency Management, Kieran McAnulty, when he visits the district today. Audio
Auckland bus drivers told not to go through floodwaters
Despite the disruption, Auckland Transport says the public transport system can still get you "where you need to be". Audio
Floods intensify Auckland's housing crisis
With so many uninhabitable homes across Tamaki Makaurau - the housing crisis in our biggest city has intensified. So far 175 of the city's flood damaged houses have been red stickered and 760 yellow… Audio
