Weather
Some Whangarei areas affected by flooding
While much of Northland escaped any signigficant damage last night, some areas of Whangārei were affected.
Northern Whangāruru, which regularly floods, was cut off last night - including the… Audio
Emergency Management on fresh heavy rain in Auckland
Auckland remains in a state of emergency, with a red rain warning still in place for the region north of Orewa until 8 o'clock this morning.
Sodden ground and overloaded wastewater systems have left… Audio
Metservice says there is still more rain to fall in Auckland
The Metservice says there is still more rain to fall in Auckland. Duty forecaster Lewis Ferris says it looks like the worst of the heavy rain is starting to ease.
But he says by this afternoon it… Audio
Mt Albert woman shocked by heavy rain
A Mt Albert woman says there was an hour of heavy rain between five and six am, before it suddenly stopped. Susan Farquar says she was worried things would be worse than Friday and is relieved it… Audio
Part of Northern Motorway closed due to flooding
Part of Auckland's northern motorway had to be shut completely after flooding on Wednesday morning.
Water swelled across the road near Northcote and it was shut between Esmonde Rd and Northcote Rd.
…Fresh flooding in Auckland after Wednesday morning rain
Heavy rain has fallen across Auckland this morning causing flooding, closing roads and after passing through Northland overnight.
The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for… Audio
Auckland resident's anxious night as more rain hits
Auckland has had more heavy rain, after record-breaking rainfall on Friday caused deadly slips and flooding.
Cathy O'Sullivan is in Northcote and has had a slip at the back of her property.
She said… Audio
Emergency Management advice for flood-hit Aucklanders
The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for people to act immediately if they see rising water, due to how quickly flooding can happen.
They say anyone who sees rising water… Audio
Auckland pummeled with rain less than a week after floods
Auckland has been pummeled with rain after a storm system passed Northland overnight.
A red rain warning was in place for Orewa North until 8am on Wednesday and in Auckland, an Orange warning was in… Audio
Waka Kotahi warns people to stay off the roads
Waka Kotahi is advising people in the Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel to consider carefully whether they need to drive this morning and to closely check conditions. Highways across the region… Audio
Heavy rain arrives in Auckland after moving across Northland
Heavy rain has now is hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.
Around 40 millimetres of rain has fallen across the supercity since yesterday afternoon, with MetService warning… Audio
Weather update: Situation in Central Auckland as rain hits
Heavy rain is hitting Auckland, with the city wary after intense flooding on Friday.
A band of rain passed over the city around 6am on Wednesday morning.
RNZ's Jeremy Rees spoke to Corin Dann from… Audio
Update: Situation in Orewa after heavy rain
A heavy rain band is now hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.
We're hearing it has been bucketing down in parts of the city.
Power is out to some in rural parts to the city's… Audio
AK Floods: Ponsonby street begins the cleanup
Around Auckland the clean up from Friday's deluge continues it was a double whammy for those living on one Auckland street. . Residents in Ponsonby's Tawariki Street told our producer Mahvash Ikram… Audio
Metservice updates on weather overnight
For the latest on the weather overnight Nathan Rarere was joined by metservice meteorologist John Crouch. Audio
Weather update from Mohammad Alafeshat in Orewa
Here in Auckland, it's been raining most of the night.. Let's go now to our reporter Mohammad Alafeshat who is just north of the city in Orewa. Audio
Weather recap: Power out in parts of Auckland as strong wind gusts hit
Vector's outage map is showing power outages over large parts of Auckland, including up the Kaipara Coast, Mahurangi Coast, Kawau Island and Whitford.
Cleaning up a flood damaged property and claiming insurance: What you need to know
Explainer - The wide-spread weather event that continues to affect the upper North Island has left thousands of properties damaged by floodwaters, requiring a massive clean-up. Audio
Auckland flooding: Rough sleepers on the frontlines of deluge
Rough sleepers have had to bear the brunt of one of Auckland's worst floods while thinking of ways to escape the deluge and more rain on the way.
'We won't get things back to normal till six or eight months'
Slips have left houses in West Auckland's Titirangi teetering on hillsides and some residents are still without power and water. Audio
