'Oh my God, I'm being swept away, come and get me,' was the last thing a NZ woman heard from her son, phoning from floodwaters.

The NZ Civil Defence team helping residents of flood-stricken Queensland has been forced to return to the town of Condamine, as more floods again hit the town they had just left.

New Zealand Breakers import Gary Wilkinson is in doubt for Thursday's top-of-the-table ANBL match against the Cairns Taipans.

At least eight are dead and 72 unaccounted for after a wall of water rushed through the Australian city of Toowoomba.

A quick wrap of how the Queensland media is reporting the devastating effects of the floods across the state.

The mother of a 13-year-old injured when a jetski rammed his boat has defended letting him and his mate, 11, go on the water alone.

The wife of Hanover Finance boss Mark Hotchin, Amanda, says she has been wrongly portrayed in the media.

The average winnings per person from Lotto and Big Wednesday contests for Buller's 9700 residents is $1184.96.

Greedy campers are rorting the Department of Conservation online booking system to give themselves more room.

The man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.

Queensland residents are about to begin the monumental task of cleaning up their properties as floodwaters start to recede.

A 10-year-old Hamilton girl has died after cycling down a flight of stairs. The girl had been cycling to the dairy with her aunty and cousin when the accident happened.

Beach-goers appear to be heeding warnings to swim between the flags, although some surf lifesaving clubs are finding the summer busier than others.

The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...