Amazing images of flooding devastation
These amazing images show the scale of the Edgecumbe flooding.
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Edgecumbe on alert for looters
A barrier is being erected in flooded town after reports of evacuated houses being looted.
Watch NZH Local Focus: No entry to Edgecumbe
Mayor Tony Bonne speaks about the unfolding drama. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Evacuees fear the worst
Residents described a wall of water smashing into homes - made with funding from NZ On Air
Chris Lynch: Never rely on 'officials'
Comment: For those going through hell, Canterbury is thinking of you, says Chris Lynch
Chickens fall victim to flooded stream
Wellington residents are today dealing with the damage caused by heavy rain.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui flood predictions downgraded, but evacuations still possible
Residents are bracing for more rain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui rowing club members amongst locals bracing for floods
They've cleared the lower floors of their clubrooms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Debbie deluge - rain wreaks havoc
Chaos as Cyclone Debbie's tail hammers NZ with heavy rain.
Bodies of NZ family found in flood tragedy
NSW police find three bodies after search in flood-swollen Australian waterway.
'Big smiles on faces' as school evacuated
Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.
Live: Big wet - school evacuated
A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Parapara highway marks 100 years
100 years of the route through the Paraparas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Three still missing after Cyclone Debbie
Death toll rises and three people missing after NSW and Queensland floods.
Two states hit by sting in cyclone's tail
Tens of thousands of Australians were stranded by floodwaters.
Queenslanders warned: 'Move now'
Risk of flooding remains high for Queensland and northern NSW as 20,000 people evacuated.
Second body found in Debbie floods
At least two people have died and around 20,000 have been ordered to leave their homes.
Fears grow as storm devastates towns
Body of woman was found in NSW, authorities say many more people are missing.
Husband's haunting last words
The last thing David Clarke told his wife was "I'm not going to win".
Watch: Man rescues nine vehicles in flood
Ramarama man Cameron Vernon has been busy helping those caught in heavy flooding.
Is your home in a most at-risk suburb?
Heavy storms, rainwater run-off and low-lying land pose a flood risk to about 16,000 properties in the Auckland region.
Flooded and frustrated with council
An Auckland family's home has flooded up to 12 times in seven years despite it being a no flood risk area according to council plans.
Four homes uninhabitable after floods
The homes are between Whangamata and Tairua, areas among the most affected by record-breaking rains.
Stormwater, supply failures spark inquiry
Investigation into failed New Lynn culvert and the treatment plant struggling to filter dirty flood waters.
New Lynn locals desperate
It's been a shocker of a few days, MP David Cunliffe says in the flood's aftermath.
Storms: Three months to lodge EQC claim
The EQC said people affected by last week's storms have three months to lodge a claim.
'Everything was floating - even the fridge'
Flooding reached worrying heights in Gurvinder Singh's small apartment.
'My place just burst open... I panicked'
Auckland residents have begun cleaning up drenched homes and filing insurance claims after a massive storm saturated the region.
Floods: Suffering in our community
About 35 people have been evacuated from a block of flats and a commercial building in New Lynn.
Q&A: Can we keep global warming to 1.5C?
A Kiwi scientist meeting in Brazil with world climate experts discusses a new report assessing what an extra 1.5C of warming would mean for the planet.
Brace for another month-fall of rain
Rainfall levels 'off the charts' as upper North Island prepares for a second big drenching this week.
Focus: Coromandel Floods Update
NZ Herald Focus reporter Tristram Clayton with an update on flooding in Coromandel.
'Livestock floating down the river'
Dozens of cows and sheep have been swept away in flood waters.