Vigil held for Mt Maunganui slip victims
Hundreds have gathered “together in aroha” at Mount Maunganui for a vigil for victims of the landslides in…
Vigil held for Mt Maunganui slip victims
Hundreds have gathered “together in aroha” at Mount Maunganui tonight for a vigil for victims of the landslides…
Road repairs after severe weather ‘very dangerous work’, says Minister
A week after heavy storms devastated parts of the upper North Island, work has continued to repair and…
Te Araroa grandmother’s harrowing flood escape
A grandmother who fled rising floodwaters with her moko is overwhelmed by the scale of destruction in her…
Last of the blue skies for a while
After severe weather lashed the North Island, settled weather is forecast for much of New Zealand in the…
Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk
A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town’s…
150 evacuated in Tauranga amid slip threats
Fresh evacuations are underway as two Bay of Plenty councils extended their local states of emergency after last…
Gisborne motorists accused of ‘bullying’ road crews
Tairāwhiti Civil Defence is urging motorists to obey road closures amid reports of people “bullying” traffic management crews.…
what’s driven this month’s big wet?
It has been a month of umbrellas rather than sunscreen across much of New Zealand, with persistent rain,…
150 evacuated in Tauranga amid slip threats
Fresh evacuations are underway as two Bay of Plenty councils extended their local states of emergency after last…
Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50C
Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50C on Tuesday as the country sweated through…
Pair killed in Welcome Bay landslide named
Two people who died following a landslide in Pāpāmoa on Thursday have been formally named by police. They…