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Watch: Dunedin family tells of lucky escape as landslide destroys their property
'Wall of mud' takes out garage and several vehicles.
Otago residents' lucky escape as massive slip takes out garage
Devastated Otago residents Fiona Cadogan and Chad Ralston return home after the recent flooding to witness the destruction caused by the weather. Video / NZ Herald
Dunedin remains under State of Emergency, residents asked to stay off roads
Houses were flooded and residents forced to evacuate.
Otago flooding: How to clean your home after a deluge
Hundreds of Dunedin residents will soon return to water-damaged homes.
Dunedin flood payments: How much you can get - and what it will cover
Payments are available to anyone affected by flooding in the Dunedin City Council area.
'My clients were very hungry': Frustration over motorists ignoring warnings after bus stuck in Otago flood
Crews had to rescue a 13-seater bus stranded in flood water near Clutha.
'Scary night': Dunedin residents say flood like nothing they've seen before
'Devastating' and 'chaotic' are how people are describing the situation today.
In pictures: Dunedin streets underwater as state of local emergency declared
MetService says Dunedin is still to get the worst of the weather this afternoon.
'Wettest day in a century': How does Dunedin match up with other weather events?
Dunedin's 'wettest day in a century' – but how does it compare with other flooding events?
Otago flooding: Concern overnight for river levels, Dunedin highways closed, NZDF brought in
Dunedin and surrounding areas are enduring a once-in-a-century weather event.
Resident battles rising floodwaters in Dunedin
More than 80 people were forced to flee their homes overnight and Fire and Emergency responded to 34 flood-related callouts overnight. Video / NZ Herald
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Dunedin cut off: Floodwaters close state highways, second rain 'peak' later today, Clutha declares state of emergency
Officials hoping for breaks in the weather to help ease surface flooding.
Evacuated residents flee flooded homes overnight, damage still unknown
‘I’ve got an autistic son who didn’t want to get out of the car.'
Dunedin kayakers braves rising waters of Leith River
Adventurous Dunedin kayakers have taken to the rising water of the Leith River as the region prepares for a heavy dump of rain. Video / Jared Greenwood
'It starts with the land': Flood resilience priority for new catchment group
Community evening to share information and plan for stream catchment.
Flood victims who were warned may struggle for compensation
Hundreds of thousands of people live on land exposed to river or coastal flooding already.
Watch: First look inside New World Mt Albert after $6m expansion
A wall between a pizza restaurant and the supermarket was knocked down for the expansion.
Back home 19 months after Cyclone Gabrielle ravaged Wairoa
Whānau who have been out of their homes for 19 months get back the key to the door.
New classrooms at Kotemaori School ends learning from kitchen tables
The students were unable to learn on their premises after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Helene death toll rises to at least 64 as southeast US cleans up
Hurricane Helene has dissipated but millions remain without power.
Opinion: Every home needs a disaster response plan – Auckland Council boss
OPINION: Many Aucklanders are still recovering from those events. Some never will.
Hinewai Ormsby: Here are HB Regional Council's flood protection priorities
OPINION: Wairoa River bar work and installing river-monitoring cameras are a priority.
Stonewood Key’s John Chow on house building; Du Val-managed apartments suffer setbacks
'Our current focus is on finishing our existing projects': John Chow, Stonewood Key
Gisborne district 'better prepared' for future floods after severe weather events of 2018-24
External review of manual points to better preparedness for future floods in Tairāwhiti.
Viral video shows Venice tourists stuck in knee-deep water
People are shown calmly wading through knee-deep water in gumboots.
Council's decision not to open river bar was “surprising” - review
There was no operational plan for managing the river mouth.
'Please don't ever let it happen again': Wairoa residents beg council to act on flood review
Inquiry reveals regional council ignored residents and lacked a river bar management plan.
Wairoa flood review hits at 'surprising' decision-making, lack of warning for residents
The review did not go as far as stating an earlier opening of the bar would have worked.
Tenant fights for Kainga Ora to pay after home damaged in storm
Tenants of State homes damaged in floods say they should have been told the house was on a flood plain because of the potential risk.
State house tenants blasts 'dangerous' homes built on flood plains
Almost 200 homes near Te Ararata Stream flooded in last year's storms.
Wairoa's $70 million flood protection: New manager takes charge
Fabish to oversee Wairoa's $70 million flood protection after cyclone's devastation.
Rescue of caged puppy from floodwaters prompts pet safety reminder
The puppy was 'at real risk' of drowning.
Road between Kāpiti and Upper Hutt closed due to slips
Council roading teams are working to clear Akatarawa Road.