Weather
Weather update from Tairawhiti
The latest on the wild weather expected to hit East Coast from ex-Cyclone Fili from RNZ reporter Jimmy Ellingham. Audio
Waiporo bay river crossing washed out
Heavy rain is falling in the ranges around Tairāwhiti this morning.
In Waipiro Bay, a temporary river crossing has washed out... it was installed after the last major storm just three weeks ago.
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Farmers brace for fallout of Gisborne rain
Heavy rain and strong wind has struck Gisborne and the Wairoa District overnight.
Farmers on the East Coast have prepared as best they can for the storm.
A Tairāwhiti farmer says flooding three… Audio
Hawke's Bay civil defence rain update
Steady rain is falling on the East Coast as former Cycline Fili heads towards Tairawhiti. Heavy rain and wind warnings are in place for the region. Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management… Audio
Wairoa mayor on latest downpour
Heavy rain has started hitting Gisborne and Hawke's Bay in the last hour - with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.
A red rain warning - MetService's highest - is still in place… Audio
Tairāwhiti rain update
Steady rain is falling in Tairāwhiti region, with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.
A red rain warning remains in place until late tonight for Gisborne and Wairoa... with up to… Audio
Tairāwhiti gets another downpour
Heavy rain has started hitting Gisborne and Hawke's Bay in the last hour - with the area still recovering from a storm three weeks ago.
A red rain warning - MetService's highest - is still in place… Audio
Waka Kotahi warns East Coast motorists to look out for weather hazards
Waka Kotahi is asking people to drive carefully while rain and strong winds batter the Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions this morning.
Contractors were not called out to any damage overnight… Audio
East Coast wild weather Civil Defence update
Steady rain has been falling in Gisborne overnight - and it's getting heavier - as former Cyclone Fili bears down on the country.
MetService has issued red rain warnings for Tairāwhiti and the… Audio
Wairoa mayor Craig Little updates flood issues from Fili
Just weeks after devastating floods caused widespread evacuations on the North Island's east coast, Cyclone Fili made landfall last night and headed towards pretty much the same spots. Joining Nathan… Audio
Wairoa Mayor updates on wild weather
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little updates Karyn Hay on the current state of the weather as ex-tropical cyclone Fili passes through Wairoa. Audio
Torrential rain expected to hit Gisborne and Wairoa District overnight
As former cyclone Fili approaches New Zealand, Civil Defence in Tairāwhiti is warning people to expect heavy rain, gale force winds and large swells. Audio
MetService issues red weather warning for Tairāwhiti, Wairoa
MetService has issued a Red Warning for Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.
That means residents are being told to act now - to protect themselves, their properties and their animals.
It's just three weeks after… Video, Audio
Cyclone Fili: Extreme weather to hit Tairāwhiti, Wairoa
Extreme weather is forecast to hit Tairāwhiti and Wairoa from tonight, just three weeks after the last severe downpour tore bridges apart and destroyed roads.
Residents are bracing for a trifecta of… Audio
Heavy rain to hit East Coast as Cyclone Fili approaches
MetService has upgraded its rain warning to red for the Wairoa District and Gisborne as Cyclone Fili closes in.
Metservice on bad weather set to hit Te-Ika-a-Māui
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the North Island, with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.
Between 200 and 350 millimetres of rain is expected to fall… Audio
Wairoa bracing for yet more heavy rain and strong winds
Metservice has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of Te-Ika-a-Māui - the North Island - with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.
The bad weather, brought by former cyclone… Audio
Still recovering from floods, East Coast braces for Cyclone Fili
Storm-damaged Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are bracing for the onslaught of more heavy rain as Cyclone Fili bears down on the east coast of the North Island. Audio
Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay prepare for more flooding
Storm-damaged Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are preparing for more heavy rain and wind tonight.
It has been only three weeks since the regions experienced flooding and residents are being told to get… Audio
Former cyclone Fili headed to North Island
Former cyclone Fili will today bring heavy rain and strong winds to Te-Ika-a-Maui - the North Island.
NIWA meterologist Chris Brandolino spoke to Susie Ferguson about the latest forecast and weather… Audio
