The brief respite of rain for Northland farmers yesterday is not enough to quench the parched pastures.

More stranded trampers will be flown out of flooded walking tracks a day after 120 were evacuated from the Milford Track.

Trampers were evacuated by air, phonelines cut and bridges washed out last night as the South Island was inundated by rain and flooding.

Hawkes Bay coastal residents are allowed to return home after high waves prompted evacuations.

Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage in southwest Queensland.

Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars damage in southwest Queensland,.

High tides and bad weather could flood Auckland's Northwestern Motorway in coming months.

Rain eased in Gisborne overnight and surrounding roads reopened after flooding and slips caused evacuations.

The residents of Mangatuna village, north of Tolaga Bay, were moved out this morning as the Uawa River rose from its usual four metres to 11 metres.

Ten New Zealanders have been evacuated from flood-ravaged Machu Picchu as others stay to help locals.

A NZer stuck among hundreds of tourists in flood-ravaged Machu Picchu is filling sandbags while her mates help out in a makeshift medical tent.