Live: State of emergency in Auckland - one dead; New SH1 motorway opened to rescue motorists; airport closed
The Fire Service has made more than 1500 callouts to help people in need.
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Civil Defence warning: Rising floodwaters trap residents in West Auckland, NZDF called in
Rising floodwaters have left streets and homes swamped.
Live: Heavy rain, strong winds wreak havoc in Auckland, North Island regions
Rain is battering Auckland and the top of the North Island.
24hr deluge: Rain, thunderstorms to start long Auckland Anniversary weekend
The wet conditions are expected to last most of the weekend.
Tragic drowning: 'Beautiful boy' farewelled in packed service
Teen drowned after toilet stop near river.
Teen's roadside toilet-stop near river ends tragically
Teen who died after losing his footing and falling into a creek.
Coromandel Peninsula road reopens after crash
The road was closed so police could clear a crash which injured two people.
Opoutere Beach family tragedy: Body found believed to be missing swimmer
Police are yet to formally identify the body.
Watch: Search for missing teen after Ōpoutere death, calls for Surf Life Saving patrols
A water, air and land search continues for a missing teenager at Ōpoutere.
Beach tragedy: Heroes’ heartbreak as woman loses husband, son ‘in front of her eyes’
One person has died and a search is under way for a missing person after the incident.
'Can you imagine the heartache?' Family tragedy as one dead, one missing at Coromandel beach
Six people from a group of seven were rescued but one person “was unable to be revived”.
Risk of another tropical cyclone to north of country
Tairāwhiti remains in a state of emergency which Civil Defence will review on Friday.
'We were lucky to pick them up': Coastguard rescues kayakers 3km off coast
Coastguard volunteers were 'very lucky' to find the two kayakers in darkness, high winds.
Cracked Coromandel highway reopens, images show large fissures across road
Motorists using SH25A will only be allowed to drive on the road between 7am - 7pm.
Coromandel faces 'serious' six-figure bill after cyclone damage
The ex-cyclone has damaged footpaths and sea banks and more chaos is on the way.
Fine weekend ahead as forecasters keep eye on potential for more rain next week
It comes as communities across the country face a clean-up after Cyclone Hale.
Coromandel: Whale remains uncovered after cyclone
The whale will be reburied once weather conditions allow.
'It has taken everything': East Coast couple's home inundated by silt, storm debris
In an hour, Linda Gough saw her Tolaga Bay property covered in storm debris and water.
Raging seas threaten to take historic Coromandel boating club
Volunteers are now battling to save the historic club's building from the sea.
Golf coach sacked for refusing Covid vaccine awarded more than $15,000
The golf coach returned to his hometown to work for the club for just over a year.
Local state of emergency declared as major river nears breach levels
Civil Defence warning ex-cyclone is “potentially one of the worst ones they have seen”.
Storm surge erosion threatens Coromandel boating club
A storm surge washes away a part of Mercury Bay Boating Club's waterfront boundary.
Cyclone Hale tracking as '1-in-20 year storm' for Coromandel
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
‘Exceeding Cyclone Bola’: East Coast hammered, 'prepare to evacuate'
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
Cyclone Hale lashes North Island, rescuers pluck trio from surging river
Cyclone Hale will hit the North Island tonight - earlier than previously forecasted.
Cyclone Hale: Heavy rain warnings for Auckland, Northland as holidaymakers flee Coromandel
Cyclone Hale will hit the North Island tonight - earlier than previously forecasted.
Ex-Cyclone Hale: Prepare to 'ride out' storm for 24 hours, communities told
Residents in flood-hit regions are being told they may need to evacuate.
'It will hit hard': Flood warnings for Coromandel, more heavy rain for North Island ahead of Cyclone Hale
More heavy rain is set to drench parts of the country.
Two hurt in serious crash that downs power lines, closed Coromandel highway
And in the Bay of Plenty a person was critically injured in a two-vehicle smash.
Live: Severe thunderstorm alert for NI, new slip, crash blocks Coromandel highway
Electrical storms will light up northern skies today as our sodden summer continues.
Coromandel music festival will go on despite wild weather, road slips
'Roads are open, the site is prepared and we are ready to party' - organisers.
‘Bedraggled campers’ seek refuge from subtropical storm on remote island
Thunder and more rain forecast across the country tonight.
Live: Wet weekend - electrical storm threat for Coromandel, Auckland north
There's no respite from the bad weather with thunderstorms forecast Saturday
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.