Weather
Clean up begins in Gisborne after extraordinary rainfall
The extraordinarily heavy rainfall has eased in Gisborne today, as locals begin cleaning up their homes and streets after flooding, slips, and downed trees.
A local state of emergency is still in… Audio
Gisborne flooding: More landslips likely after torrential rain - Civil Defence
Heavy rain has eased but the state of emergency remains in place in Tairāwhiti after two months' worth of rain fell in 36 hours, causing widespread flooding.
Gisborne residents get a soggy wake up
Gisborne residents are waking to a waterlogged region today, with some having evacuated their homes.
MetService reported 174mm at Gisborne Airport in the thirty-six hours leading up to 4pm on… Audio
Gisborne flooding: Mayor provides update
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz is asking residents to let the council know if anything has been damaged overnight after heavy rain hit the district.
Three months of rain fell in 36 hours. Roads turned… Audio
Gisborne flooding: Sponge Bay update
A clean up will get underway in Tairawhiti today after the region was drenched by rain yesterday.
Three months of rain fell in 36 hours. Roads turned into lakes and there were widespread power… Audio
Gisborne flooding: Civil Defence worried about weekend forecast
Gisborne's rain has faded but not stopped, and it's leaving Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the area concerned about what will happen over the weekend.
On Thursday residents of Sponge Bay… Audio
Gisborne heavy rain update
The small coastal settlement of Uawa Tolaga Bay has been hit by heavy rain and flooding.
Emergency services are continuing to watch river levels closely. If the water rises to 10 meters, they will… Audio
Gisborne residents race to barricade houses with sandbags before dark
Gisborne residents are coming together to put safety precautions in place as rain continues to soak the already flooded region.
'Be vigilant, things might get worse' - Gisborne Mayor
Gisborne's mayor says nobody has yet been forced to leave their homes despite severe flooding in the region prompting a state of emergency being declared. Audio
Gisborne flooding: Residents told to prepare for evacuation
Some Gisborne residents are being told to prepare to evacuate as flood levels rise in the waterlogged region. Audio
Porirua City Council commits $17.9m to flood prevention measures
Porirua City Council has committed $17.9 million to reduce the risk of flooding in Karehana, Plimmerton.
Wild weather downs trees and closed roads in Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay
To Tairāwhiti, the East Coast now, where wild weather's downed trees, closed roads, and filled rivers right to the brim.
Metservice has issued an orange warning for heavy rain in Gisborne and Hawke's… Audio
LDR Whakatane: low vaccination rates in Murupara
It's that time of the week when we like to catch up with the team of ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme. This morning we're in Whakatane with the LDR's Diane McCarthy. Diane's… Audio
Closures loom for work on SH73 in South Island
A key road between Canterbury and the West Coast will be closed for repairs for five-hour spells in the coming week.
West Auckland residents deal with flood damage, millions in insurance claims
The clean up continues in west Auckland, two months after severe flooding destroyed parts of the region.
West Auckland clean-up ongoing, two months after major flood
The clean up continues in West Auckland, two months after severe flooding swallowed parts of the region.
The massive flooding saw dozens of homes evacuated, roads washed out and dealt a heavy blow to… Audio
La Niña conditions expected this summer for New Zealand
Northeasterly winds become more common during La Niña, bringing rainy conditions to northeastern areas of the North Island and reduced rainfall to the lower and western South Island - and warmer than… Video
More hot days on the way in November - NIWA meteorologist
Temperatures have dipped back a little from Napier's hottest October day in two decades - but above-average warmth is set to return. Audio
Napier has hottest October day in two decades
Napier had its hottest October day in more than two decades on Wednesday, with the mercury reaching 29 degrees.
It was no fluke - forecasters say we're in for more of the same in coming months and… Audio
Napier records hottest October day since 1998
Napier is experiencing its hottest October day in more than 20 years recording a high of nearly 28C.
