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Top Stories for Thursday 21 April 2022
Inflation figures set to be highest in 30 years; Jacinda Ardern to speak with Japan's PM; Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on Taranaki police shooting; Booster campaign appears over, but 980k unboosted; Netflix… Audio
East Coast leader calls for native trees to protect whenua
It's time to recloak the whenua in native trees or lose more of it to extreme weather events - that's the call from well-known east coaster Manu Caddie.
A series of storms in Tairāwhiti has left… Video, Audio
Weather Watch's Philip Duncan with look ahead this week
The Easter Weekend was brought to a close by thunderstorms and buckets of rain yesterday, particularly around the top of the North Island. The severe weather caused some long trips home for those who… Audio
Thunderstorms, heavy rain prompt safety warning to holidaymakers on roads
Holidaymakers heading home from Northland after the Easter break are facing treacherous conditions on the roads.
Heavy rain warning for Far North: up to 160mm in 24 hours
A heavy rain warning for the Far North says up to 160mm of rain could fall within 24 hours, and Easter drivers could face hazardous conditions.
$100k to restore biodiversity after Canterbury flooding
More funding has been announced for parts of Banks Peninsula affected by severe flooding last December.
East Coast relieved to escape worst of storm
Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief, after they escaped the worst in the latest big storm.
East coast relieved to escape worst of Cyclone Fili
Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief they've escaped the worst in the latest big weather event.
But while it wasn't as ferocious as the one three weeks ago, it's still left some… Video, Audio
East Coast weather: Workers clear roads in aftermath of storm
Highways have been gradually reopened in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa after flooding and fallen trees in the wake of Cyclone Fili. Audio
Contractors working hard in Tairawhiti clean up
More than 2,300 homes across Tairawhiti have been without power, in the aftermath of the former Cyclone Fili.
Overnight wind gusts were measured at 100 kilometres per hour at Poua, between Gisborne… Audio
Rain buckets down on East Coast: 'We're still trying to bounce back from our last storm'
Significant slips are starting to occur across Tairāwhiti as heavy rain continues to fall, and experts warn it will get worse.
Tairāwhiti wakes to calm weather
After Red warnings and dire weather forecasts, Tairāwhiti and the Wairoa District are waking up to a calm morning after the edge of ex-Cyclone Fili hit the region yesterday.
Tokomaru Bay-based Civil… Audio
Wairoa update: Storm clears but damage remains
Intense downpours in Tairāwhiti overnight cleared on Thursday morning.
Two-hundred millimetres of rain was recorded in the northern part of the region in the five hours to midnight, on top of heavy… Audio
Tairawhiti and Wairoa roading update
Many roads across Tairāwhiti and the Wairoa District are closed due to slips, flooding and fallen trees.
That includes State Highway 35 between Potaka down to Okitu, just east of Gisborne, and State… Audio
Tairāwhiti weather update
The past 24 hours have been tough on Tairāwhiti and the Wairoa District.
MetService Red warnings for heavy rain in the regions have been dropped but Easter weekend means more people will be… Audio
Weather update: Gisborne
Gisborne Civil Defence Manager Ben Green updates Karyn on the latest developments of ex- tropical cyclone Fili. Audio
Weather update: Wairoa
Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little shares an update on ex- tropical cyclone Fili. Audio
Cyclone Fili: Wairoa drenched and heavy rain still falling
On the east coast in northern Hawke's Bay, Wairoa has been drenched, and the rain is still falling.
The rain set in as the day dragged on - with locals still recovering from the storm just three… Video, Audio
Gisborne flooding partially closes State Highway 35
Flooding in the Gisborne region has closed State Highway 35 in two places between Hicks Bay and Te Araroa, and between Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia Springs. Audio
Rain from ex-cyclone Fili hits Tairāwhiti
Heavy rain brought by former cyclone Fili is causing damage as it falls on already sodden ground around Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.
A red rain warning is in place for those regions, where steady rain has… Audio
