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Hastings District Council improves rates relief for yellow stickered residents
Hastings District Council has bumped up its rates relief offering for yellow stickered property owners, after feedback the current process was unfair.
North Island sodden for Saturday, two orange weather warnings
It's an indoors day for much of the North Island, with heavy downpours expected in many areas and two orange warnings in place.
'A really critical place right now': Frustrated growers seek answers on cyclone recovery
The growers are seeking $750 million from the government to help them in three priority areas, with decisions needing to be made "yesterday".
Heavy rain for parts of south and lower North Island
Heavy rain is expected to lash parts of the country today with flooding and slips possible.
Otago residents say tougher flood hazard rules could make land unsellable
Otago landowners are fighting to stop their properties from being rezoned, saying tougher flood hazard rules could make them uninsurable and unsellable.
Weather: Heavy rain for New Zealand, gales, humid nights for weekend
Returning holidaymakers are in for a tropically-charged pelting with much of the country set to face heavy rain in the final weekend of school holidays.
Parts of Wellington flooded as heavy rain hit region
Wellington City Council has reported more than 10 locations around the city have experienced flooding and blocked drains.
Salvaging the trees that 'became missiles' - Tasman tornado clean-up
Affected residents have begun repairs and clean-up after a tornado tore through Tasman's Moutere Hills, ripping up orchards and roads and leaving all sorts of debris amongst the wreckage.
Wairoa floods: mayor pushes for inquiry
A month after the Wairoa mayor Craig Little asked the Hawkes Bay Regional Council to launch an inquiry into the February floods he's still waiting for an official response. Up to 400 homes on the… Audio
A week later, Auckland Council chief fronts up on flood review
Jim Stabback has broken his silence a week on from the release of a damning flood review. Audio
Severe wet weather warnings in place
Metservice has issued multiple heavy rain warnings for today and tomorrow.
Starting with orange warnings for the South Island's West Coast today, before soaking the Tasman and Marlborough regions… Audio
East Coast businesses need more support than is available
A Tokomaru Bay cafe owner says his business is struggling to stay open after cyclone Gabrielle and more government support is needed urgently.
Trust Tairāwhiti which has been distributing the… Audio
Orange rain warnings issued for Westland and Tasman
The Westland ranges could get up to 140 millimetres of rain today prompting the threat of flooding and slips. Audio
Businesses on edge as Cyclone Gabrielle grants in huge demand
Demand far exceeds the funding available, but none have been given anything close to the per business cap.
Rain warnings in place throughout the South Island
The Westland ranges could get up to 140 millimetres of rain today prompting the threat of flooding and slips.
Orange rain warnings are in force for the Westland and Tasman districts today, while the… Audio
Tens of thousands raised by Cook Islands for Aotearoa
Cook Islands residents have raised more than 50-thousand dollars to support Aotearoa's ongoing relief efforts following the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
Gisborne water pipe at risk of failure months before cyclone destroyed it
Gisborne district council knew its main water pipe was at 'unacceptable' risk of 'catastrophic' failure months before cyclone Gabrielle smashed it in 10 places. That plunged 39 thousand people into a… Audio
High pressure system set to lift temperatures into the 20s this week
There's good news for holiday makers with much of the country set to bask in warm, albeit gusty weather - in stark contrast to last week's wild smorgasbord of thunderstorms, high winds, rain, and… Audio
North west Australia hunkers down as major Cyclone Ilsa hits
Residents in some of the most remote areas of north west Australia, are hunkering down, as a category two cyclone batters their region.
Described as the most severe cyclone to hit the region in 14… Video, Audio
Health will suffer with increasingly severe storms - experts
Climate and health experts warn storms like Cyclone Gabrielle will have increasingly devastating public health consequences as the world warms.
