Weather
Heaviest deluge in Central Hawke's Bay in 10 years - mayor
Central Hawke's Bay District Council is anticipating an expensive bill as it prepares to clean up from heavy rain that has hit the area over the past two days.
New rainfall record set this week - NIWA
A new record for heavy rainfall has been set by this week's torrential downpours.
Roads closed as Hawke's Bay battered by wild weather
Central Hawke's Bay is the latest region to be battered by wild weather with 30 roads closed today.
While some have re-opened - significant closures are in place, coupled with water restrictions that… Video, Audio
Rain relentless in Tairāwhiti after floods, slips
The rain still hasn't stopped in Tairāwhiti. Despite a slight reprieve it's back in full force, plummeting down across the already sodden region.
The downpour has affected the local growers at the… Video, Audio
Authorities poised to act as severe weather travels down North Island
The East Coast of the North Island is assessing the damage left by severe weather overnight with even more downpours yet to come. Audio
Climate Change Minister on the week's wild weather
Wild weather has affected large swathes of the North Island this week, causing widespread damage around Tairāwhiti where a state of local emergency was declared.
The Climate Change Minister James… Audio
Farmer records rainfalls of 15cm per hour near Te Puia
A hill country farm near Te Puia springs has recorded nearly 800-millimetres of rain this week.
It's caused widespread damage to fencing and the land.
Dan Russell who runs a hill country beef and… Audio
Widespread weather damage across East Coast, Hawkes Bay
The heavy rain that hit the Tairawhiti region over the past two days has moved south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.
Rain is still falling across the Gisborne region, but not as intensely.
About… Audio
East Coast flooding: Road repairs focus on cut-off communities
With rain still falling in the Gisborne area after severe flooding, roading contractors are trying to repair routes to areas where residents are cut off, and detours round closed highway. Audio
Ruatōria dog's close call with floods
One Tairāwhiti local who nearly needed plucking from floodwaters was four legged.
Ruatōria resident Tarsh Koia almost had to jump into an engorged stream to rescue her dog Tiki when he was slightly… Audio
Tairāwhiti flooding: Farmers facing hefty repair bills
Tokomaru Bay farmers face hefty repair bills and stock losses after this week's violent storm.
Low-lying paddocks near major rivers have been swamped, dams collapsed, and stock swept away.
Farmer… Audio
Tairāwhiti weather: On the ground update
The heavy rain that hit the Tairāwhiti region over the past two days is moving south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.
There are no reports of the rain causing any major problems or damage at this… Audio
Mahia residents self-evacuated due to Hawke's Bay flooding
Some Mahia residents spent an uneasy night away from their homes due to flooding in Hawke's Bay.
Wairoa's mayor confirmed about a dozen people have self-evacuated from low-lying areas.
Severe gales… Audio
Tolaga Bay Civil Defence on the big mop-up
Gisborne and smaller settlements up the coast are still cut off with major damage to roads and bridges after this weeks deluge.
Firefighters and St John personnel remain on standby in Tolaga Bay, in… Audio
Tairāwhiti road repairs hampered by closures, Covid-19
Contractors in Tairāwhiti are facing a myriad of roadblocks as they try to fix the region's roads.
Repair works are being hampered by the closure of State Highway 35 from Potaka to Tolaga Bay, as… Audio
Tokomaru Bay café begins clean-up without half of their staff
A Tokomaru Bay café situated just off the main highway is bringing out the mops and buckets after the week's floods - but half of their staff are stuck on the other side of town.
Café 35 owner Peter… Audio
Women's Cricket World Cup welcomes bigger crowd numbers
From midnight tonight the limits on the number of people permitted to gather outside will be lifted. There remains a limit of 200 people in indoor venues, but stadiums will now be able to welcome in… Audio
Napier Mayor updates overnight weather
The torrential rain continued overnight with the east coast of the North Island hit particularly hard. After a brief respite yesterday, it's been raining hard in Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay and it's… Audio
Tairāwhiti flood damage 'will take about a year' to clean up
Tokomaru students had been back in flood-repaired classrooms for just weeks, while two residents lost a campervan they were living in while their house was fixed after last year's floods.
'Scary and freaky': Tolaga Bay resident describes wild weather in Gisborne
MetService says although there are weather warnings in place and heavy rain forecast for Tairāwhiti, it is not the "wettest March" on record for the region. Audio
