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Wall of water floods Kaiteriteri holday park
Caravans, waka and shelters have been damaged by silt and forestry slash.
Landslides, flooding, fallen trees: Nelson-Tasman residents urged to stay home
The upper South Island has been slammed by severe weather yesterday and today.
Flood fears for Auckland
Flood fears for Auckland as high tide coincides with rush hour downpours. Video / Sarah Bristow
The best flood warning systems? Here’s what works to save lives
It’s extremely difficult to anticipate exactly where a flood will strike, experts say.
Tasman farm 'looks more like a riverbed' after flooding
The stopbank-bursting Motueka River flattened 50 hectares of Dion McGaveston's farm.
'Morally bankrupt': Expert slams proposal to end climate buy-outs
'You are on your own': Phasing out support for climate adaptation slammed.
US flash floods claim three lives, more storms expected
Ruidoso's river hit a historic high of 20 feet, damaging up to 50 homes.
Fears grow of big surge in Texas flood deaths
The floods have so far killed 119 people, with more than 160 still missing.
Texas floods claim over 100 lives, search for 160+ missing continues
Kerr County suffered the most damage, with at least 94 dead.
Analysis: Three key questions after the Texas floods
New York Times analysis: Scrutiny will fall on whether job cuts had an impact.
Watch: House floats down river in Texas flash flood
Video shows a whole house floating down the river during the deadly floods.
Texas floods: Officials feared risk to youth camps but rejected warning system
New York Times: Officials debated over 10 years adding sirens and early flooding monitors.
Editorial: Coronial inquest into deaths in flooding will hurt - hopefully it will also help
OPINION: 19 lives are thought to have been lost in the immediate and long-term aftermath.
A family of six was swept away. Now relatives wait and hope
The survivor was pulled 25km down the river for six hours, through three dams.
Controversial plan for future of Takapuna Golf Course confirmed
Auckland Council officials say its plan is very similar to what the golf club now wants.
How a heroic camp director risked it all to save campers in Texas flood
Camp directors Dick Eastland and Jane Ragsdale died trying to save others.
Community rallies after worst Motueka deluge in 150 years
Locals 'turned out and dug deep', raising funds to support neighbours.
Craig Mcilroy: Balancing flood resilience with community recreation
OPINION: The project plans to expand flood storage to 550 million litres.
Girls aged 8 and 9 among at least 27 people killed in Texas flash flooding
Dozens remain unaccounted for after the Guadalupe River rose nearly 8 metres in minutes.
Texas flash flood death toll rises to 24
Rescue teams scramblin to locate stranded residents in region northwest of San Antonio.
650 properties assessed after damaging floods in Nelson and Tasman
A number of homes in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough are now uninhabitable.
'Avalanche': Home owner of 30 years says his 300% insurance hike in five years is bad sign for NZ
'I feel embarrassed – you have this sense of loyalty. But there is no loyalty.'
Heavy rain warnings extended as front sits over central North Island
Rain started falling at the top of the country before dawn.
Drivers battle surface flooding in Ōkato, Taranaki
Heavy rain has produced surface flooding in the Taranaki town of Ōkato.
Asterisks, footnotes and claims of 'weasel words': Inside the battle for region's housing future
The plan is years in the making, but now it's reached a cross-council 'standoff'.
'It's a mess': Auckland roadworks chaos to last another two years
Roadworks on Paerata Rd in Pukekohe will now finish in February 2026.
Motueka prepares for floods
The Motueka ITM team took the initiative to fill sandbags in preparation for wet weather and potential flooding from tomorrow. Video / George Heard