Weather
Households cut off by bridge slump face bush trek
Hundreds of people in Upper Hutt face having to clamber for an hour through the bush just to leave home, after surging floodwaters took out their bridge. Audio
Buckled bridge causes headaches for residents
More than 60 properties were cut off last night in the Upper Hutt suburb of Birchville after a bridge buckled following heavy flooding. Audio
Residents survey broken bridge
One of the residents unable to get home is Terry Horn. Audio
Water supply restored last night to Upper Hutt householders
Sixty two homes in Upper Hutt remain cut off this morning after a surging Akatarawa River damaged a narrow bridge in the suburb of Birchville. Audio
Valley residents stranded as flood waters take out bridge
Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio
Reporter at scene of flooding
Our reporter, Tom Furley, is next to the slumped bridge in Upper Hutt. Audio
Valley residents stranded as flood waters take out bridge
Sixty people in Akatarawa near Upper Hutt in Wellington are cut off tonight because floodwaters have taken out their local bridge. Audio
Upper Hutt bridge failure
As you'll have heard in the news, heavy rain is causing havoc in the lower North Island and has even caused a bridge to slump and become impassable across the Hutt River in Upper Hutt. About 70… Audio
Playing Favourites with Philip Smith and David Straight
Philip Smith is the owner of landscape design company O2 Landscapes Ltd, and David Straight is a Christchurch-born photographer. They have created the new book, Vernacular: the Everyday Landscape of… Audio
Motorists urged to keep to the speed limit this holiday weekend
With wet weather forecast for much of the country police are urging motorists to take care on the road this Labour weekend. Audio
Lifeguards get ready for El Niño
Lifeguards are preparing for a busy summer in Northland and Auckland with bigger waves, more rips and a long and hot summer expected. Audio
Lifeguards prepare for long hot summer, bigger waves, more rips
A predicted strong El Nino summer has lifeguards making preparations for bigger waves, more rips and a long and hot summer bringing more people flocking to the water. Kim Baker Wilson has been at… Audio
The threat El Nino poses to the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands face a major threat from the El Nino weather system - which has previously wiped out up to 50 percent of some marine animal populations. Audio, Gallery
Otago firefighters on high alert
High winds and warm temperatures forecast today in Otago have firefighters on high alert. Audio
Farmers urged to prepare for El Nino
The government, along with primary industry groups, has released guidelines to help farmers prepare for possible impacts of El Nino weather conditions.
Powerful typhoon hits northern Philippines
A powerful typhoon in the northern Philippines has flooded six provinces and left many people to wait on the roofs of their homes to be rescued. Audio
Intense El Nino underway
El Nino looks like being the second most intense since 1950, with soils in many parts of the country drying out over the past fortnight.
Thousands of Filipinos have fled their homes
Thousands of Filipinos have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu made landfall overnight. Audio
Tasman high and dry as El Nino takes hold
Dry conditions are worsening in the Tasman district, as the El Nino weather pattern takes a hold, with the council considering water restrictions.
Tasman already feeling the heat
El Nino is already starting to bite in the South Island, wDennis Bush King is the Environment and Planning Manager for the Tasman District Council. Water restrictions are being considered in the… Audio
