‘Amazing community’ effort to reinstate vital Wairarapa bridges
People have praised the council and the community after a bridge at Lake Ferry reopened late on Wednesday…
‘Amazing community’ effort to reinstate vital Wairarapa bridges
People have praised the council and the community after a bridge at Lake Ferry reopened late on Wednesday…
Flood victims question why lake wasn’t opened
Residents of a Banks Peninsula town flooded for the second time in a year are questioning why the…
Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses counting the cost of floods
“I’ve never seen anything like it. It was predicted to be 100mm or so and we ended up…
EU countries need to ‘urgently coordinate’ to adapt to climate change, EU’s advisory board warns
EU countries need to “urgently coordinate” to anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change, such as flooding,…
Banks Peninsula café forced to shut due to flood damage
Businesses and residents of Banks Peninsula are supporting each other as rain and winds swept through the region.…
Farmer rescues sheep stranded in Banks Peninsula floodwaters
A Banks Peninsula farm worker had to swim stranded sheep to safety after huge downpours at Teddington. More…
Drivers told to stay off Hutt Valley roads amid flooding
Some residents in Lower Hutt have been urged to evacuate this morning as the Waiwhetū Stream rose rapidly,…
South Wairarapa residents coming together during floods
The wild weather meant South Wairarapa farmer Scotty Macdonald didn’t get much sleep, after helping evacuate three homes…
NZ’s safest city from natural hazards, according to scientists
Hamilton has been identified by scientists as the lowest natural hazard risk major centre in New Zealand as…
Ōtorohanga Museum’s precious taonga wrecked by floodwaters
Several precious taonga from Ōtorohanga Museum will not be able to be saved after floodwaters rushed inside it.…
Waikato floods: Highway bridge collapses, ute plunges into gap north of Ōtorohanga
“The water was going right over it [last night] … 1771031113 you can see the whole deck of…