Weather
Matamata boy whipped up in tornado escapes with only grazes
A Waikato boy has had a lucky escape after he was swept up into the air by a tornado on his way home from school yesterday. Video, Audio
Suspected tornadoes keep emergency services busy in Taranaki
Suspected tornadoes and thundery hail storms have kept fire and emergency services busy in Taranaki today.
Piha formal emergency plan takes shape
Residents of a small community on Auckland's west coast are inching closer to a formal emergency plan after suffering severe floods and major power outages.
Years before salmon stocks meet demand - NZ King Salmon
Sushi and salmon prices have been hit hard by a shortage in salmon stock and the country's biggest supplier says it will take years to recover. Audio
Wet weather closes North Island roads
The weather system that brought flooding to the East Coast is now tracking across the lower North Island, causing rising river levels and closing roads.
Forestry damage: 'I do understand the anguish'
Forestry Minister Shane Jones says he understands the anguish of farmers in the Gisborne region whose land has been damaged by flood-borne logging debris. Audio
Civil Defence Minister in Gisborne after storm hits region
The worst of the heavy rain and strong winds have passed Gisborne, but hundreds of people spent the night without power. Eastland Network says they can't reconnect about 660 houses until later on… Audio
Wild weather closes highways - latest NZTA update
About 50 roads remain shut in the Gisborne region after heavy rain caused flooding and slips yesterday. State Highway 2 reopened north of Gisborne, but State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo was… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 13 June 2018
Kim Jong-un meets Trump, but deal lacks detail; South Korea reacts to Trump's call to end militry exercises; Civil Defence Minister in Gisborne after storm hits region; building owners mull legal… Audio
Slower moving Pacific cyclones more damaging
Tropical cyclones are crawling across the planet at a slower pace than they did decades ago, dragging out and amplifying their devastation. Audio
Roads remain closed as Gisborne deals with flooding
About 50 roads remain shut in the Gisborne region after heavy rain caused flooding, slips and trees to fall.
Torrential rain, power outages as wild weather hits
Torrential rain in the Gisborne area overnight has damaged roads and a bridge and cut off a township, while gales have cut power from the East Coast to Taranaki. Audio
Weather: Many North Island areas out of power
Many parts of the North Island are without power this morning from Bay of Plenty to Wairarapa and including Taranaki. The Gisborne region is the worst affected with more than fifteen hundred… Audio
Soul-destroying work for Tolaga Bay farmer after storm
River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. More than a thousand homes are without power from East Cape down to Hawke's Bay. Around Gisborne the Waipaoa… Audio
Gisborne storm: Flooded rivers, power out, areas cut off
River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. It's just a week since flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. A thousand people are without power from East Cape… Audio
Torrential rain worries Gisborne region
Heavy rain is falling in the Gisborne area just one week after flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. The Waipaoa River in Gisborne and The Hikuwai River in Tolaga Bay have reached alert levels and State… Audio
Weather: Heavy rain, strong winds lash East Coast
The Waipaoa River in Gisborne and The Hikuwai River in Tolaga Bay have reached alert levels after a night of heavy rain on the East Coast. Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency Management and the… Audio
Gisborne area prepares for another deluge
The Gisborne area is bracing for more heavy rain overnight just a week after flash flooding hit Tolaga Bay. Audio
Government keeping close eye on East Coast
Meka Whaitiri, MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, and associate forestry minister, says a planned upgrade of last week's event in Tolaga Bay means the area will get more financial and technical support. Audio
Gisborne area prepares for another deluge
The Gisborne area is bracing for more heavy rain just a week after flash flooding hit Tolaga Bay. Our reporter Anusha Bradley joins us live. Video, Audio
