Weather
A landslide in Wellington hits house, ruptures gas line
Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard Maclean says a slip has taken out a power pole, a gas line and the water mains in Newtown. He says there's a big mess to clean up, but it doens't look like… Audio
Kaikoura cut off after rain causes more slips
Kaikoura's Local Recovery Manager Danny Smith says the evacuations were precautionary and the good news is that the weather has broken and he has high hopes the region will come out okay. Audio
Evacuations in Wellington overnight
A flooded stream forced the evacuation of 23 homes near Wellington's south coast. The airport reopened this morning after the bad weather forced its closure last night when signalling was disrupted. Audio
Whanganui ready for flood waters to peak today
A relieved Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall says the river hasn't reached the levels that were predicted and the city is not likely to be flooded. Audio
Taneatua cut off without power, people trapped in cars
A town in the Bay of Plenty is cut off, without power and people are trapped in their cars due to rising floodwaters. Audio
Whanganui braces for peak of flood
Whanganui River is nearing its peak but our reporter in the city says civil defence staff now say they're not expecting it to flood. Audio
11 people trapped in cars overnight due to rising floodwaters
Eleven people are trapped in cars after being caught in floodwaters in Whakatane Audio
Heavy rain is over... for now.
MetService's Stephen Glassey says the heaviest rain is moving into Canterbury and won't ease up until later tonight. He's not expecting Canterbury to have the same volume of rainfall as the North… Audio
Fears over stream prompt evacuations in Wellington
Wellington is the latest city to be affected by severe weather, with fears over a rising stream prompting people to evacuate from the coast as a precaution.
Severe weather: Schoolchildren stranded, homes cut off
Floodwaters have left about 150 schoolchildren stranded, a person has disappeared in a river and a slip has cut off six west Auckland families. Video
Whanganui evacuations: 'I didn't want to see him get hammered'
John Churton's old business badly flooded in 2015. When authorities told hundreds of people to clear out, naturally he went to help out the "new fellow". Video, Audio
Kaikōura cut off... again
Containers were no match for landslides that came down over SH1, south of Kaikōura, in heavy rain.
Hundreds of people evacuated in Whanganui
About 200 households along the low-lying Anzac Parade and Putiki in Whanganui were told to leave by 4pm this afternoon. RNZ reporter Robin Martin joins us live from Whanganui. Video, Audio
Auckland residents trapped after torrential rain
People have been warned to stay away from places at risk of floods and slips, as another deluge hit the already sodden city this afternoon. Video, Audio
Wild weather heads south
Waikato, Auckland and north Whanganui are through the back end of a major weather event, while Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Great Barrier are about to get hammered, MetService says. Audio
Auckland deluge floods graveyard, wrecks wedding venue, crumbles cliff
Heavy flooding hit far and wide across Auckland today, leaving houses on a cliff in Brown's Bay at risk, an Orakei graveyard flooded, and a woman scrambling to rearrange her wedding. Video, Audio
Six Titirangi homes cut off after massive landslip
A large wall of mud, trees and debris fell down on a long, shared driveway in Titirangi overnight, trapping residents inside the building. Video, Audio
Whanganui Mayor with an update on flooding situation
The New Zealand Defence Force has sent extra staff to Whanganui to help with evacuations and flood preparation. Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall joins Checkpoint. Audio
Hundreds evacuated in Whanganui as high tide approaches
About 200 homes in Whanganui have been evacuated as fears grow that flood waters will breach the Kowhai Park stopbanks. RNZ Robin Martin reports. Video, Audio
Flood and evacuations
We talk to Harete Hipango who has been evacuated from her Whanganui home because of rising river levels. Audio
