Morning Report for Tuesday 31 January 2023

8:47 AM.Just last week we heard vegetable prices might come down, thanks to favourable growing conditions - welcome news for households struggling with inflation.

But key growing region Pukekohe was battered… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The person looking after Waikato Regional Council's response to the weather system walloping parts of the area says the Coromandel in particular is entering "unknown territory" as it struggles to cope… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Frustrated travellers stranded in Asia since last Friday because of flooding at Auckland Airport have blasted airlines' response to the washout, as they battle to find a way home.

Many still have no… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A North Shore pensioner was told by her housing provider to 'jump on her bed' to escape the floodwaters on Friday amid the city's deluge.

Stephanie - who has asked us to only use her first name -… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The extreme flooding events in Auckland have highlighted a need for better stormwater infrastructure in our cities. 

Many areas of Auckland may have performed better than expected thanks to what's… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.After the worst rain event in Auckland's history the city is bracing for more wet weather.

A red heavy rain warning is in place for Auckland north of Orewa from this afternoon, and an orange rain… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Far North Mayor, Moko Tepania, says his council is working with Civil Defence Northland to keep residents updated on the current weather situation.

Earlier this morning, he was briefed by officials… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Former prop Campbell Johnstone has become the first All Black to come out as gay, saying he had been "living a lie" before acknowledging his sexuality.

Johnstone, who played three tests for New… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Dozens of Auckland's roads have been consumed by surface flooding and cut off by slips since Friday.

The best advice right now is to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary.

Auckland… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Two new political polls show 'the boy from the Hutt' may have what it takes to turn around Labour's election fortunes.

The party's leader Chris Hipkins appears to have put a stop to sinking support -… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Two new political polls show 'the boy from the Hutt' may have what it takes to turn around Labour's election fortunes.

The party's leader Chris Hipkins appears to have put a stop to sinking support -… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Early childhood centres, schools and postsecondary institutions in Auckland have been told to shut their educational doors for the next week.

The directive was issued by the Ministry of Education. 

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7:30 AM.Waste is piling up days after Auckland's catastrophic rain on Friday, and some are still in the dark on how to dispose of damaged household items. 

Yesterday, Mayor Wayne Brown announced people can… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.St Mary's Bay residents are blaming the council for massive slips that have left some homes hanging precariously over the northern motorway approach to the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

They say blocked… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The extreme rain in Auckland has cost businesses dearly - many saw their shops flooded, their equipment written off and thousands of dollars down the drain after waist-high water took over their… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Metservice has issued heavy rain warnings for Northland this morning, and Auckland north of Orewa and Coromandel. 

The warnings are red, which means rain is expected to cause dangerous river… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Dunedin's council will consider today whether it will spend up to $130,000 dollars to fight cuts to the city's new hospital.

The cost of building the hospital ballooned by 200-million dollars and… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Several roads are expected to be closed today as more heavy rain is set to hit Northland, Coromandel, and Auckland north of Orewa. 

MetService is warning slips and floodwaters are likely to disrupt… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has been trying to mend bridges, after criticism he was too slow to declare an emergency in the city on Friday and failed to get critical information out to the public.

He… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Red Weather warnings  are in place for Northland, North Auckland and Coromandel  with more heavy rain predicted today.

People are being told to stay up to date with the forecasts from MetService and… Read more Audio