Weather
Tropical cyclone warning system could help islands prepare
A new tropical cyclone warning system hopes to give Pacific Islands months more time to prepare for big weather events.
The new system will be able to predict tropical cyclones for individual… Audio
Gisborne's covid recovery impacted by storms, floods
Gisborne's Mayor says regular storms and flooding makes it feel like the council takes two steps forward, then one back again. This weekend a deluge of rain flooded a highway and sent forest slash… Audio
Civil Defence makes 'good progress' on visiting cut-off Northland residents
Civil Defence has made contact with residents in difficult to reach remote districts cut off by the flooding in Northland.
Severe gale warnings in North Island, power cut in Tūākau
A strong wind warning is in place for Auckland, Coromandel, coastal parts of Waikato, Northland, south of Napier, and the Tararua district.
New modelling aims to improve cyclone predictions
A team of researchers - including New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research - have worked on a new model that could improve how the Pacific's cyclone season are predicted. Audio
Northland weather woes: climate change the likely cause - researcher
New Zealand should brace for more droughts followed by heavy rain, like what has been seen in the Far North, Professor James Renwick from Victoria University says. Audio
Funding for flood-struck Far North
The government today pledged over $26 million dollars for flood resilience and critical roading in the Far North. Audio
Expect more large destructive weather patterns
Following the weekend flooding in Northland, Professor James Renwick, says we should brace ourselves for more of these extreme events. He explains why to Jesse. Audio
Northland MP on flood damage
A farmer who tends cattle at the northern end of the Hikurangi swamp reckons the flood waters that drenched the region won't recede until the end of the month.
Weekend rain storms deluged Northland… Audio
Weather: More rain expected in Tolaga Bay
The Civil Defence in Tolaga Bay are warning more rain expected this afternoon could cause even more problems for the region.
The beach in Uawa is strewn with logs and debris from forestry operations… Audio
Whangarei freezer floats its way to viral sensation
A floating freezer in Whangarei has gone viral. After a one in five hundred year flood over the weekend, video has emerged of a freezer travelling more than seven kilometres in raging floodwaters… Audio
Tolaga Bay farmers 'horrified' by forest slash after heavy rain
Tairāwhiti locals are preparing for a second storm after a deluge of weekend rain flooded a highway and sent forest slash tumbling towards beaches.
Te Tairawhiti prepares for another storm after weekend deluge
Locals in Te Tairawhiti are preparing for another storm after a deluge of rain at the weekend flooded a highway and sent forest slash tumbling down the river to beaches.
While having to deal with… Audio
Northland flooding: Fears farmers won't survive until next season
A Northland MP is warning that farmers impacted by flooding over the weekend won't be able to survive the next season.
The Civil Defence Minister visited the region to survey the damage and is… Audio
Uawa/Tolaga Bay blanketed in slash after weekend rain
Te Tairawhiti also faced significant rain thunderstorms causing road closures, severe flooding and prompting evacuations over the weekend.
While river levels are dropping - more rain is on the way.
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Clean-up begins in Northland after heavy rain
It may be years before slip-damaged roads in the Far North are back to normal, after a weekend of torrential rain.
The clean up is now underway in Northland, after the deluge damaged homes… Audio
'Expect the unexpected': East Coast roads treacherous after flooding
Roads are still treacherous in the Gisborne and East Coast regions after weekend flooding, and forestry debris has washed onto the beach at Tolaga Bay. Audio
Northland floods leave homes uninhabitable, farms under water
As the flood waters recede in Northland the full extent of the damage from the weekend's deluge is becoming clear. Audio
Northland flooding update
Northland is in clean-up mode after a one in five hundred weather event flooded houses and businesses and damaged roads. The torrential rain, which began on Friday, has affected water systems, with… Audio
Northland farmer hopeful they'll bounce back after flood
A Northland farmer is hopeful they'll be able to bounce back quickly after the weekend's massive dumping of rain. Paddocks in low-lying areas were inundated with water after rivers and streams burst… Audio
