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Counting the damage from Otago floods - What you need to know
What you need to know about roads, essential services, where to get help, and today's weather.
Otago’s wet week – in pictures
Twice a season's worth of rain within days caused mayhem in Otago this week.
How to clean your home after a flood
Hundreds of Dunedin residents will soon return to water damaged homes.
Storm-struck submitter wades into oil and gas ban debate
Benjamin Nevell made his submission against the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill while wading through flooding Dunedin
What to know about evacuation centres, road closures and forecasts in Otago
A red ran warning has been lifted and rain has eased after flooding and evacuations.
All the road closures as flooding batters Otago and Clutha
Dozens of roads have been forced to close, some highways are closed and all buses have been cancelled.
MetService downgrades Otago from red warning
But Emergency Management Otago is still urging "common sense", with more rain falling.
The Panel with Mike Williams & Ali Jones (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Mike Williams & Ali Jones discuss the latest with the State of Emergency in Dunedin & the four day submission window for the Crown Minerals… Audio
Dunedin cut off with properties underwater due to heavy rain
More properties are underwater and a city is completely cut off - as the rain continues to pummel the lower south island. Flooding, slips and holes forming on SH 1 have made driving trecherous - and… Audio
Dunedin residents say flooding worst they've seen
"Devastating" and "chaotic" are how people are describing the situation today. Audio
Dunedin: 100 people evacuated homes overnight
Dunedin residents who watched helplessley as floodwaters rose up around their homes are hoping the worst of the wet weather is over ... and yet the rain keeps on falling. The city has experienced its… Audio
Dunedin flooding: How does it match up with other recent weather events?
Dunedin has recorded its "wettest day in a century" - but how does the rainfall compare to other recent flooding events?
In pictures: Huge slip tears through street, Dunedin roads flood
Homes have flooded, people have evacuated, roads are closed, and power and water are out in parts of Dunedin and the region.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 4 October 2024
In today's episode, flooding and slips have closed roads across Otago and residents are being advised to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary. A state of emergency has been declared in… Audio
Dunedin flooding update
A red heavy rain alert for North Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha remains in force until 11pm. A local state of emergency was declared overnight. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 4 October 2024
On today's episode, Dunedin City mayor Jules Radich declared a state of emergency for Dunedin just after midnight Thursday night as heavy rainfall began to cause widespread flooding, about 100 people… Audio
Latest on Dunedin floods
NZ's Anna Sergant reports from an official briefing in Dunedin where a red heavy rain warning extended for parts of Otago until 11 o'clock tonight. Audio
Evacuations centres filling up in rain soaked Dunedin
Rain continues to pour down in Dunedin where a state of emergency has been in place since last last night. Audio
South Dunedin hit hard by heavy rain
As floodwaters rush through Dunedin's southern suburbs, an initial evacuation centre is now full and the city has opened up its stadium to further evacuees. Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Power outages reported as residents evacuated in Otago
About 100 people evacuated from homes overnight and two shelters have been opened - one at the St Clair golf club and another at Forsyth barr stadium. And some residents on the Otago Peninsula are… Audio
