Flooding
GDC to investigate where Tologa Bay logging debris came from
The Gisborne District Council says it is investigating how so much logging debris was washed downstream after flash flooding hit the Tolaga Bay area yesterday morning. Video, Audio
Logs left to wash down rivers, into homes -Tolaga Bay locals
Tolaga Bay locals say they were lucky no one was injured when a river of forestry logs blasted through their properties during flash flooding. They say the recent intensification of forestry is to… Video, Audio
Clean-up job gets underway in flood-ravaged Ngongotaha
The heaviest rainfall in more than 50 years struck the region, north of Rotorua, yesterday, causing torrents of flood water more than a metre deep to rush through streets, flooding properties and… Video, Audio
Call for Fiji's Viti Levu to be declared disaster zone
There is a call for Viti Levu to be declared a disaster zone after a category one cyclone caused severe flooding over the weekend. Audio
More than 100 trapped tourists rescued by helicopter
Backpackers on a bus tour, kayakers paddling the Whanganui river and cyclists doing the Tour Aotearoa were among those who got stuck for the night, and are relieved to be out. Audio
Flooding strands tourists, closes roads in central North Island
More than 100 tourists are trapped at a resort in Whanganui because of slips after heavy rain overnight, and flooding and slips have forced evacuations in Hawke's Bay. Video, Audio
Christchurch man braces for home to flood for third time
Bruce Kane's home on the Heathcote River, Christchurch, has flooded twice in the last four years, and it could likely flood again when ex-Cyclone Gita hits. Video, Audio
Heavy rain floods rivers, farmland near Opotiki
Floodwaters are covering large parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty after 24 hours of heavy rain. Several larger rivers in the district appear to have spilled into surrounding farmland - around the… Audio
Weather: Westport homes flooded in storm Fehi
A couple who live close to an estuary near Westport had their home flooded early yesterday and sat out the day in their caravan. Ruth Vaega and her husband had to get out quickly with their daughter… Audio
Drains investigated after flooding in Albany
Some residents on Auckland's North Shore were left with pools for cul-de-sacs after 52mm of rain was dumped in just one hour this morning. Audio
Life on the edge
Local councils want a nationwide strategy to deal with the risk of coastal erosion and the funding to make it possible. Audio
Flood-ravaged Edgecumbe homes being demolished
Edgecumbe homes red stickered after a wall of water burst through the town's stopbank earlier this year are finally being demolished.
Cherry crops take a hit in Central Otago deluge
A Central Otago orchadist says he's lost a third of his early crop of cherries, but it's not all bad news. Video, Audio
Civil Defence Minister visits Roxburgh
Kris Fa'afoi says life in Roxburgh is gaining some sense of normalcy after a massive deluge flooded several homes, but there's still a lot more to do to clean up the Central Otago town. Video, Audio
Dusty Roxburgh preparing for another deluge
The Central Otago town is racing to clear up from Sunday's flash flood, which covered its northern end in mud and water. Video, Audio
Central Otago flooding: More heavy rain
Heavy rain is continuing to cause problems in Central Otago, with homes in Clyde surrounded by floodwaters last night and more rain expected later today. Audio
Roxburgh homes, schools inundated with mud and water
It will be days before life in Roxburgh returns to normal, as it's likely to take 2000 truckloads to clear the mess after the worst flood in 40 years. RNZ reporter Tim Brown joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
'The rocks kept piling up higher and higher'
Roxburgh residents have described a "roaring and smashing" as rocks and silt came pouring down from the hills in yesterday's deluge. Video
Roxburgh cleans up after worst flash flood in memory
The worst flood in more than four decades has left people in the Central Otago town of Roxburgh without drinking water and sewerage infrastructure until at least Wednesday. Video, Audio
Weather: Overnight storm a wintry return for South Island
It's been a wild night of weather for the South Island. Huge gusts of wind caused power cuts on much of the West Coast, the top of the South Island and the east coast down into north Canterbury. Some… Audio
