Weather
Higher floors needed for Dunedin flood risk
New homes in South Dunedin will have to be built up to a metre higher above the ground because of the area's 2015 flood.
Flights cancelled as heavy fog blankets Chch
Flights out of Christchurch are being delayed and cancelled this morning, as heavy fog blankets the city.
Edgecumbe mayor
The Government will pay for the clean-up of Edgecumbe homes, including those that weren't insured. We talk to Whakatane District Mayor Tony Bonne. Audio
"I'm not going back" -Edgecumbe local too frightened to return
Some people living in Edgecumbe say the stress of last month's flooding means they will never go back to the town to live. Audio
Contact made with cyclone stricken Vanuatu provinces
Disaster authorities in Vanuatu have finally made contact with people affected by Cyclone Donna in the Torres Island group in the country's northernmost Torba province. Audio
New Caledonia prepares for arrival of Cyclone Donna
Cyclone Donna is now heading south east to New Caledonia. The Deputy Director-General of the Pacific Community Cameron Diver is based in the capital Noumea. Audio
Aid agencies waiting for runways to clear in Vanuatu
Cyclone Donna has now left Vanuatu and is heading south east to New Caledonia. Corinne Ambler is in Port Vila for the Red Cross. Audio
Cyclone Donna has New Caledonians on alert
Cyclone Donna is now bearing down on New Caledonia, putting residents on a level two alert, forcing them indoors. The Category Five cyclone has been downgraded since leaving the northern Vanuatu… Audio
Pacific bracing for category 5 Cyclone Donna
Cyclone Donna is the strongest May cyclone ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, but aid agencies are yet to reach the areas hardest hit. Video, Audio
Cyclone Donna heads toward New Caledonia
After battering Vanuatu's northern islands for three days category four Cyclone Donna is moving towards New Caledonia. Residents are being told to get ready. Audio
Waiting on word from Vanuatu's cyclone hit islands
After being battered for three days Cyclone Donna is now moving away from Vanuatu's northern islands. Unicef's Lachlan Forsyth has the latest from Port Vila. Audio
Flights suspended in Vanuatu ahead of Cyclone Donna
People in the island's north are being told to stay inside ahead of the category three cyclone, which could bring with it winds over 200km/h. Audio
Cyclone Donna could become category 4
There are warnings Cyclone Donna could become a severe category 4 storm with very destructive wind gusts as high as 260 kilometres an hour. The Cyclone was forecast to make landfall overnight in… Audio
'Tasman Tempest' caused $42m in damage
Insurance costs from the storm in March, which dumped a month's worth of rain on Auckland and Coromandel in just 24 hours, have hit $42 million. Video
High winds topple campervan off South Island road
High winds have caused a campervan to roll off SH6 in Canterbury, and police are warning other high vehicles to stay away.
Icy cold descends on the country overnight
Temperatures plummeted to as low as -5°C in some places overnight, as a cold snap hit much of the country.
First snow as wintry weather sweeps north
Wild weather has hammered parts of the country overnight, with strong winds for much of the country and the season's first snow in the south.
Two main schools in Edgecumbe open for the first time today
A month after the floods, pupils from Edgecumbe's schools are going back. Edgecumber College principal Luow Olivier says it's great to see his school get back to normal. Audio
Texas tornadoes kill at least four
Severe flooding and tornadoes have killed at least four people and injured dozens as a storm hit the US states of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas.
Seven dead and more injured in wild weather across southern US
Wild weather across southern US causes tornadoes and severe flooding. At least 7 people are dead and dozens more injured. We cross to Dallas, Texas for the latest.... Audio
