Focus Live: Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown gives flooding update
The only way north out of Ashburton is by air - 17 roads shut, four bridges damaged and not passable, Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown says.
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Focus: Hundreds evacuated in Canterbury flooding
Hundreds of residents have been evacuated and more wait for instruction as rivers rage in Canterbury. Video / Supplied / Hamish Clark / MetService
Live: 'Evacuate now' - Flood gate opens on Waimakariri River
Dozens of schools are closed and residents are on standby as heavy rain continues to fall.
Ashburton residents endure sleepless night as river rises
Ashburton is preparing for mass evacuations as the river rises and heavy rain continues.
'Evacuate now': Residents told to leave as river rises
Civil Defence is going door-to-door requesting Selwyn Hut residents to "evacuate now".
Code red: Canterbury flooding causes road closures, high tide fears
Heathcote River in Chch has broken its banks and next high tide will bring new flooding.
Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
75 per cent of Napier floods insurance claims settled
A 'small number of complex situations' on Napier Hill are yet to be resolved, says mayor.
Horizons Regional Council rules out opening floodgates at Moutua
The Horowhenua District Council is pleading with residents to stop using water as the rain continues to be relentless in the lower North Island. Video / Paul Williams
'Im dreading winter': More than 800 Wairarapa homes at risk of flooding
The cost to Masterton homeowners could exceed $40 million in the event of a flood.
Indonesia landslides, floods kill 55 people; dozens missing
Relief efforts hampered by power cuts, blocked roads and the remoteness of the area.
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Indonesia
At least 23 people dead and 20 bodies recovered in Indonesia after surge in bad weather.
Rotorua thunderstorms cause flooding in houses
Flooding in Rotorua after a thunderstorm on Wednesday night. Video / Supplied
40 minute call: Man trapped in car in floods desperately tried to get out
He and another man trapped in his vehicle are the first deaths from Australian floods.
NSW floods: 18,000 evacuated; 38 areas declared disaster zones
Many residents are at 'breaking point' as crisis worsens, NSW premier says.
Rain storms batter Sydney: Residents warned they could be flooded as dam spills
'We're definitely highlighting to the community that major flooding is possible.'
Disabled tenant faces eviction from his Kāinga Ora home
The house occupied by Bronwyn Edwards' son was supposed to have been vacated on Friday.
'Atmospheric rivers' coincided with Napier floods - research
'Rivers in the sky' didn't trigger Napier flood, but did help cause heavy rainfall.
'On edge': The Napier man, the giant landslip, and a culvert claim
Council rejects claims potential flood fix it initially agreed to would have stopped slip.
Heavy rain down Havelock Road
Video footage from a heavy rain event several years prior to the November 9 floods, shows water running down Havelock Rd through to a neighbour’s driveway. Video / Supplied
Wild weather: Heavy rain and wind force school closures and break powerlines
Heavy rain and strong winds created havoc this morning, with some schools closed.
Otago flooding a 'kick in the teeth' at start of year
Some farms received a quarter of annual rainfall in the first three days of the year.
Wild weather: Flooding, slips close roads in Bay of Plenty, Canterbury
Slips and flooding have closed roads and detour routes around the country.
Wild weather: South Island flooding causes havoc, 1100 lightning strikes detected across the North Island
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded across the North Island.
Flooding: Festival-goers stranded, roads closed, sandbags ready
The South braces for a long night as rain and thunderstorms sweep across the country.
Why the Napier flood has turned hundreds of modern cars into write-offs
If you took a new-model car out at the height of flood, it could be a ticking time bomb.
'Someone is going to drown': Plimmerton's plea for urgent stormwater system work
Last month's flood risked lives and left 16 Plimmerton homes uninhabitable.
Coastal Wellington homes face soaring premiums as sea levels rise
Wellington homes face soaring insurance premiums within 15 years due to sea level rise.
Porirua flood cleanup continues ahead of more heavy rain
As locals clean up, authorities clear drains and run pumps before more rain hits.
Plimmerton flooding: community strong in the face of 'immovable force'
Flash flooding in Plimmerton brought three feet of contaminated water through homes.
Homes evacuated after flooding; main road out of Wellington partially reopened
Traffic is backed up and homes inundated after heavy rain in the capital.
Would-be-visitor to Napier angry he lost his place at Kennedy Park resort to flooding victims
State of emergency was in place, and "traumatised families" needed housing, says council.
Napier CBD manhole dislodged after more rain hits city
Thunderstorm rattles nervous Napier, and Hastings.
At least 170 Napier flood, land and slip damage claims made
Napier flood and landslide costs could be in the tens of millions of dollars.