'We haven't had time to breathe': Gisborne mayor dissects week that's been
Rehette Stoltz says council staff are working around the clock to address the fallout.
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Waka Kotahi urges people to drive with care with further heavy rain expected overnight.
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Battered East Coast faces long months of recovery after a second major event in a year.
Govt criticised after another 'one-in-500-year' flood in Australia
New York Times: Civilians were largely left to rescue one another as flood struck.
Driver escapes darkness of car swamped in floodwaters
'It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.'
Gisborne floods: Work begins to clear roads, Kiri Allan assesses the damage
Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan has arrived in the region.
Gift of life: Volunteers' brave act in East Coast flood
Mercy dash for sick kaumātua stuck on property which now resembles an "island".
Gisborne cut off: Homes evacuated, power cut off, after torrential rain on East Coast
Residents were evacuated overnight and hundreds are still without power.
Washed away: Raging East Coast floodwaters claim coastal home
Civil Defence official tells East Coasters to brace for another rough night
'Lucky' to be alive: Person swept away down river, workers choppered to safety
Flood-prone East Coast residents urged to evacuate now or 'prepare to ride out the storm'.
Gisborne highway reopening briefly ahead of further rain tonight
'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'
'The bridge is gone': Heavy rainfall collapses bridge, floods properties on East Coast
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said Tokomaru Bay had been 'cut in half' due to damage on the bridge.
Wild weather: How an Auckland home flooded in 30 minutes
'Now we're just having a few beers, there's nothing else you can do really.'
Australia's east coast rain seems endless. Where is all the water coming from?
Floods have devastated the eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast.
Local Focus: Big tractor saves little birds
Hawke's Bay's riverbed management is a rare win-win for industry and the environment.
Thousands flee worst Aussie floods in decades
Disaster hits the southeast coast prompting tragedy and dramatic rescues.
Major floods swamp Australia's east coast, claiming eight lives
Brisbane was inundated by what was described as a once-in-a-century event.
Five dead as Queensland faces catastrophic flooding
Queensland Premier has warned floods will stay for at least another five days.
Boil water notice continues in Wairarapa town
The weekend's unusually high rainfall from Cyclone Dovi has affected town's supply.
Storm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closure
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
Heavy rain possible for West Coast after week of deluge
Warnings include Tasman district west of Motueka, Marlborough Sounds, Rai Valley.
Focus Live: State of emergency declared in Buller
February 10 2022 A state of emergency has been declared in Buller and people are being forced to evacuate after a deluge of rain on the already soaked West Coast.
'Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises response
Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.
West Coast floods: Stranded parents, kids in nappies rescued by chopper as floodwaters rise
A mother and two young children in nappies were helped off the helicopter.
'Heartbroken': Upset as Westport evacuates again; Worst rain still to come
Evacuations underway as mayor warns locals they could be away for up to three days.
Sadness but optimism as old classrooms demolished
Hopes the planning and design work for the new school will be complete by end of 2022.
'Evacuate': Urgent alert as Queensland flood levee fails
Residents in a Queensland city have been forced to evacuate after a barrier failed.
Flooding and slips hit roads around country
Heavy rain warnings are put in place for Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne regions.
Experts share findings for Whanganui flood risk strategy
Massey University experts have been looking at Anzac Parade flood risk and resilience.
500 evacuated from Auckland high rise after water main bursts
The block on Lakewood Ct has 151 units and is only about a year old.
The 'doomed' UK village to be abandoned to the sea
Residents of a small coastal village face becoming the UK's first 'climate refugees'.
Climate change: Why insurer's new risk-pricing is a big deal
New move to model homes' flood risk marks a milestone in insurers meeting climate threats.
One year on: The 'silver linings' which came from the Napier floods
One year after the Napier floods, two households remain displaced from their homes.
Local Focus: Heavy rains bring floods to Gisborne
Rivers and roads were swollen but that didn't stop kids having a splash.