Weather
Wind grounds flights at Wellington Airport - latest details
Foul weather in Wellington is grounding travellers, with no flights in or out of the airport. Right now the road is the only escape route with the ferries parked up too.
RNZ reporter Soumya… Video, Audio
Weather: Wellington Airport grounds flights as winds hit 113km/h
More wintry weather has lashed the country, with Wellington Airport grounding all flights today.
Winds reached 113km/h at the airport, and on Mt Kaukau gusts reached 133km/h.
Cook Strait ferry… Video, Audio
Tokomaru residents still displaced, months after flood
Residents of a small East Coast town are still feeling the pinch from extreme weather in March, with some locked out of homes that have been red-stickered for months.
Recap: Bad weather hits Wellington region
All flights in and out of Wellington have been cancelled until further notice due to the bad weather, with today's ferry sailings also cancelled.
Fire and Emergency warns our own fire season around the corner
Thousands of people across Europe and the UK are battling blazes amid a record-breaking hot, dry summer. The risk of wildfire seems remote in the midst of a cold, wet New Zealand winter, but our own… Audio
Waves and snow affecting travel across NZ
Forecast swells have forced the cancellation of the 11:00am and 2:15pm Interislander sailings from Picton, as well as the 8.30pm from Wellington.
It's a similar story for Bluebridge, the 1.30pm and… Audio
Timaru deputy mayor updated after local State of Emergency
A state of emergency has been declared in part of the Timaru district, because of the risk of flooding. The declaration covers the Pleasant Point-Temuka ward. About 15 people in Pleasant Point were… Audio
Timaru update after State of Emergency declared for area
The Timaru District Council had to declare a State of Emergency at midnight on Wednesday for the Pleasant Point-Temuka Ward, to get people to evacuate an area at risk of being flooded if a damaged… Audio
London temperatures drop to more managable 26C
The mercury in London has dropped to a more manageable 26 degrees celcius after topping 40 degrees.
Firefighters took an estimated 2,600 emergency calls and responded to over 1,000 fire calls, as the… Audio
Multiple roads closed in South Island due to weather
Waka Kotahi is advising drivers to take care on roads affected by recent flooding down South.
Compounding the effects of the last few days those travelling on the alpine passes are now being told to… Audio
State of Emergency declared for part of Timaru
A state of emergency has been declared in part of Timaru, where people were evacuated from homes at risk of flooding last night.
The declaration covers the Pleasant Point-Temuka ward, where damage to… Audio
Warning issued as Wellington braces for seven metre waves
Wellington's in for some rough weather today, including seven metre-high-waves on the South Coast.
The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office is urging surfers, swimmers, fishers and small… Audio
Nelson considers what needs most protection from rising seas
As disruptive storms and major flooding events become more common, councils are looking at how to prepare for the impact of a changing climate.
In Nelson, more than four-thousand properties are… Audio
Weather: Lake Ōhau village remains cut off after bridge washout
The Lake Ōhau village is still cut off after the only bridge access was washed out in the storm yesterday.
Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher talks to Lisa Owen about repair plans.
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Weather: Southern regions clean up after storm, govt pledges support
Some South Island communities are still cut off on Wednesday night as a solution to a washed out bridge is days away. Holidaymakers in Lake Ōhau have been told to hunker down, while the council works… Video, Audio
Americans endure 'dragon's breath' heatwave, set to last into next week
People are planning days around air conditioning in Oklahoma, monitoring the grid in Texas and keeping an eye out for sharks as they try to cool off in New York.
Flood-hit areas of Otago, Canterbury face clean-up as holidaymakers stranded
A clean-up is ahead for parts of Otago and Canterbury after the storm that washed away a bridge, stranding holidaymakers, and flooded homes and farms. Audio
London fire brigade declares 'major incident' as heatwave bites
Temperatures have exceeded 40C for the first time ever in the UK. The London fire bridgade has declared a 'major incident' with multiple fires across the city.
Fields and buildings are on fire in… Audio
Ashburton river overflows into farmland again
The raging Ashburton River has again spilled into farmland swamping paddocks and frustrating farmers.
Last year's major flooding saw the same river leave debris, shingle and sediment all over local… Audio
Cleanup ahead for Otago, Canterbury after storms
A massive cleanup is ahead for parts of Otago and Canterbury after a storm flooded homes and farms, ripped up roads, cut off towns and sliced a bridge in half.
Many roads are still closed and as… Audio
