Photos from the flooding in Gisborne.

Storms have dumped tonnes of water on to Queensland in the last three days.

Rain has worsened flooding on a Canterbury farm where a river has forked along an earthquake fault line, cutting through the property.

Weary Canterbury farmers picking themselves up from days of earthquakes and aftershocks face new threats.

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

A severe heavy rain and gale weather warning is in place for much of the country as widespread flooding affects farmers.

Victoria faced its worst floods in more than a decade at the weekend, with 200mm of rain falling in some areas.

The rescue of thousands of flood victims in Pakistan can be a precarious business.

Several carriages of a passenger train fell into water after floods knocked out a bridge in China.

Boaties in Whakatane in the eastern Bay of Plenty are being urged to stay away from the sea as the area recovers from the aftermath of a weather thrashing.

Waterlogged North Island areas won't get an immediate reprieve as forecasters warn of more "wet events".

Farmers are working furiously to pump out flooded pastures as they prepare for more rain on top of the weekend's deluge.

As rising floodwaters threatened to wash away his home of four years all Peter Brake could do was wait, watch and hope for the best.

Bay of Plenty flood levels are dropping, but 15 people have been evacuated from their Whakatane homes.

The eastern Bay of Plenty town of Opotiki remains isolated this morning.

Central Punjab, Pakistan's fertile agricultural belt, is now besieged by unprecedented floods.

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence officials are on flood alert, urging people to be prepared for heavy rain during the weekend.