Whanganui flooding: Rowing club says worst in three years
The club secretary hopes to begin cleaning up the grounds this Sunday.
The club secretary hopes to begin cleaning up the grounds this Sunday.
One resident described how a 'dirty river had run through the whole house'.
MetService has issued weather warnings and watches for much of New Zealand.
Metservice says a severe weather warning is in place from 6pm tonight.
Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.
Southwest winds are bringing severe gales to parts of the North and South Islands.
Wild weather has hit the country.
Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.
The warning covers the period from 7pm Friday to 1am Saturday.
Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.
Fog is rolling in from the ocean, MetService says.
Traffic is building across the country as many take to the road for the long weekend.
Rain and strong winds are forecast for much of the North Island today, including Auckland.
But Aucklanders may need to pack an umbrella for Easter Monday.
It's a mixed bag of weather this Easter.
Flooding closes roads in Central Hawke's Bay
'Now when it rains, I don't sleep at all,' says one storm-battered homeowner.
Tropical Cyclone Fili is tracking further east of New Zealand, the latest models show.
Settled early autumn weather for most, but rainmaker targets soaked east.
Waka Kotahi urges people to drive with care with further heavy rain expected overnight.
'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'
A severe weather warning is in place for Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Taupō.
Several schools have been forced to close due to flooding.
Many parts of the North Island are bearing the brunt of thunderstorms and torrential rain.
Forecasters expect to see dramatic weather in the top half of the North Island.
Heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the upper North Island.
Heavy rain warning for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel for Sunday and Monday.
For the second weekend in a row Wellington is in for a drenching.
Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.
A falling tree damaged a house in Kauri, no one was injured.