Midday Report for Thursday 2 February 2023

12:47 PM.MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain in Western Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, and south Westland today.

There are also heavy rain watches for parts of Northland, Auckland… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Residents living along the banks of the Waimoko Stream in Swanson, West Auckland, say they need to be urgently zoned for managed retreat.

Homes have been red and yellow stickered after being severely… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.As things start ramping up in the North with Waitangi commemorations soon underway - dozens gathered at a significant, but nationally less known site to remember a key battle in the New Zealand wars.

12:13 PM.Some West Auckland residents whose properties have repeatedly flooded say their homes should not be repaired or rebuilt - and they should get compensation to buy somewhere else. 

Residents say the… Read more Audio