Floods

Evacuated residents in Westport are continuing to face uncertainty over their long term future as they begin to move into different makeshift accommodation.

About 30 residents who have been staying… Audio

As the rivers started rising on Friday, local Westport photographer Anita O'Brien grabbed her camera and hit the flooded streets. She talks to Jesse about what she's seen. Audio, Gallery

The Agriculture Minister and MP for West-Coast Tasman, Damien O'Connor, has been visiting the flood-ravaged region.

He spoke to Max Towle. Audio

At the top of the South Island, pockets of Marlborough remain cut off, though floodwaters are receding.

Homeowners in Marlborough's Waihopai Valley are expected to be isolated for at least a week -… Audio

People in flood-hit Westport are learning the fate of their damaged homes, as flood waters recede.

Roughly one in five people living in the West Coast town have been displaced - that's about… Audio

The extent of damage from the weekend's flooding is now being assessed at homes, farms and vineyards in the Buller and Marlborough districts which have been swamped by torrential rains and overflowing… Audio

For most New Zealanders in their seventies, homelessness is not something that crosses the mind.

But one Papatoetoe woman is facing exactly that, with her uninhabitable tornado-hit rental now up for… Video, Audio

Some welcome relief on Thursday for flood-weary Ashburton farmers, with a $4 million boost to help with the recovery.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in Ashburton to meet with the region's mayors… Video, Audio

Ashburton's flood-weary farmers are crying out for more financial support to fix what they say is Environment Canterbury's mismanagement of the region's rivers.

Three weeks on since the Canterbury… Video, Audio

The flood-damaged Ashburton bridge is likely to be open only to light traffic for the time being whilst officials continue to test its structural integrity.

Heavy rainfall caused the foundations to… Video, Audio

Nearly 400mm of rain came down in the Canterbury town of Springfield and now the water has receded, people have returned for the big clean up, but some damage is beyond repair.   

Our reporter Louise… Video, Audio

Imagine watching 16 years of hard work wash away in a few short but hellishly stormy hours.

That's what's happened to Waikuku Holiday Park owners Rex and Debbie Jefcoate.

Torrential rain and water… Video, Audio

The South Island is effectively split in two on Tuesday night, with a key link in state highway one closed.

Ashburton Bridge is out of action with the flood waters of recent days affecting its… Video, Audio

Ashburton residents are being told to keep their bags packed - in case the call to evacuate comes.

The town has been effectively cut off, with air the only way out to the north, and main roads to the… Video, Audio

Canterbury residents are being urged to remain on high alert following evacuations to parts of the region today.

The extent of flooding and heavy rain gobsmacked North Canterbury locals - as people… Video, Audio

The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown joins Lisa Owen with the… Video, Audio

The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.

The options to the south are not much better, with 10… Video, Audio

The clean-up is well and truly underway in Napier, where torrential rain caused extensive flooding and slips across the city.

RNZ's Napier reporter, Tom Kitchin, has been out among the most impacted… Audio

Nearly two dozen homes in Ahuriri Napier have been decleared uninhabitable following the torrential rain and flooding that hit the city over the past two days.

Civil Defence says 60 people are being… Audio