HHeadlines Read More Heavy rain causes ‘extensive’ flooding in parts of WellingtonApril 17, 2026 Heavy rainfall has triggered flash flooding across parts of Wellington this morning, forcing sections of several state highways…
NNew Zealand Read More Wet, windy storm to end school holidays as rain sweeps northApril 17, 2026 A spell of wet and windy weather is due to close out the school holidays, with a complex…
HHeadlines Read More Wet, windy weather ends school holidays as rain sweeps northApril 17, 2026 A spell of wet and windy weather is due to close out the school holidays, with a complex…
NNew Zealand Read More ‘Wet and wild night’ as 756 lightning strikes recorded across southApril 16, 2026 MetService says there were 756 lightning strikes recorded over 12 hours during a “wet and wild night in…
NNew Zealand Read More Mayor stands by refusal to declare ‘woke’ state of emergency for cycloneApril 14, 2026 Wairoa mayor Craig Little had doubled down on his decision to not declare a local state of emergency…
NNew Zealand Read More Wairoa mayor says he refused state of emergency, calls it ‘woke’April 13, 2026 A Hawke’s Bay mayor claims the declaration of states of emergency for Cyclone Vaianu was “woke” decision-making, and…
NNew Zealand Read More Wastewater plants struggle as east coast towns battered by Cyclone VaianuApril 12, 2026 A number of areas have seen their wastewater systems overwhelmed this afternoon as Cyclone Vaianu’s impact peaked along…
NNew Zealand Read More Govt gives briefing on Cyclone Vaianu responseApril 12, 2026 Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown spoke from council offices in the city centre…
NNew Zealand Read More ‘Good news not bad news’ as Vaianu less intense than fearedApril 12, 2026 Officials have expressed relief that the cyclone crossing the North Island has not been as bad as it…
NNew Zealand Read More Where states of emergency have been declared ahead of Cyclone VaianuApril 11, 2026 Several precautionary states of emergency have been declared across the North Island, with the entire island under severe…
HHeadlines Read More Live: States of Emergency, evacuation orders as Cyclone Vaianu approaches – 1NewsApril 11, 2026 Live: States of Emergency, evacuation orders as Cyclone Vaianu approaches 1NewsMore red weather warnings as Cyclone Vaianau heads for…
NNew Zealand Read More More red weather warnings as Cyclone Vaianau heads for North IslandApril 11, 2026 More areas of the North Island are now under red weather warnings as Cyclone Vaianu nears, with the…