Rain

Rain has been falling in Canterbury for the past few days, but is it enough to dent the worst drought in decades? Audio

So far there have been no reports of major flooding or damage from torrential rain which was forcast to hit Nelson, Marlborough, Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty overnight. Audio

All primary and intermediate schools are closed in Dunedin today as the extent of the damage caused by the flooding becomes apparent. Audio

The Mayor of Dunedin is Dave Cull. Audio

Dunedin City Council's civil defence manager Neil Brown is with us, Audio

Public health officials will visit flooded streets in South Dunedin today to check for water contamination after the city was swamped yesterday by two month's rain in a day. Audio

Dunedin was swamped by about two month's worth of rain in a day, yesterday. Audio

Federated Farmers North Canterbury Meat & Fibre Chairperson, Dan Hodgen. Audio

Another deluge is set to hit the lower North Island overnight with more than 20 millimetres of rain forecast to fall. Audio

It's commuter chaos on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington today, with motorists describing 'massive deluges' which have caused slips and flooding and closed part of State Highway 1. Audio

Cullen Buie of MIT has been studying rain, and why it can smell so good when it hits the ground. Audio

The death toll after 3 days of rain in Solomon Islands is confirmed at five but others are missing. Audio