Natural Disasters
Warning in Coromandel over unstable ground as more rain forecast
A warning alert has gone out to Coromandel Peninsula residents, asking them to prepare of the next bout of weather, and to move away from unstable land. Audio
'Everything's stuffed': West Aucklanders face stickered homes
Gut-wrenching scenes face West Auckland residents as they return to their properties to assess the damage from storms, floods and landslips. Audio
North Island floods may cost economy about $466m, economist says
The floods that battered Auckland, parts of the Bay of Plenty and King Country may cost the economy close to half a billion dollars.
'I'd like to have known earlier': Auckland Mayor admits 'hiccups' in weather response
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says there were hiccups in the response to the unprecedented weather, but pointed to the Civil Defence duty controller as being the one "in charge". Audio
Making cities more 'spongey' to cope with future deluges
Before Auckland flooded badly on Friday evening University of Auckland Urban Planning Senior Lecturer Timothy Welch wrote about the idea of 'spongy cities' to cope with increased climate change… Audio
Climate change making storms wetter, so how do we prepare?
The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on Friday night overwhelmed the city's stormwater network, killing four, and damaging homes, businesses and infrastructure.
Victoria University… Audio
Struggling families hit hard by devastating floods, says sth Akl marae
A South Auckland marae says already struggling families have been hit hard by the devastating floods.
Manurewa Marae opened its doors to provide support when nearby Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa marae in… Audio
Flooding, slips, and stories of survival
A state of emergency is still in force for Auckland, where heavy rain overnight led to more flooding and slips.
Many roads remain impassable throughout the top of the North Island.
Auckland… Audio
Investigations opened into three weekend incidents
Investigations begin today into yesterday's derailment of a freight train near Te Puke after a section of track was lost to flood waters.
It's one of three investigations launched over a hectic… Audio
Te Kuiti in clean up mode after weekend flooding
The Waikato town of Te Kuiti is in clean-up mode today after a state of emergency was declared.
Several inundated homes were evacuated and about 100 properties were without water after a main burst… Audio
Nearly 150 calls to Fire and Emergency overnight
Fire and Emergency say there were 148 flood related incidents last night.
Two slips have caused problems in Tititrangi resulting in the evacuation of four houses.
Reporter Mohammad Alafeshat spoke… Audio
Analysis: Auckland Mayor's performance over flood emergency
Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown has had to defend himself against criticism that a state of emergency was declared too late on Friday night when flooding hit the city.
The state of emergency was… Audio
Henderson-Massey Board chair suggests relocating parts of city
The chair of the Henderson Massey Local Board in West Auckland says some parts of the city may have to be relocated to avoid future flooding.
Chris Carter says it will be one of the major issues in… Audio
Insurers preparing for flood-related claims in Auckland
Many of those affected by the wild weather raging across the North Island have begun to take stock of the damage.
Homes have been washed away or buried under slips, cars have been submerged and… Audio
North Shore businesses count cost of flood damage
Fifty to 60 mils of rain fell across Auckland overnight with more slips including 4 house evacuated in the West Auckland suburb of Titrangi.
Sixty 111 calls were responded to across the city.
The… Audio
Northern part of Coromandel Peninsula cut off
The northern part of the Coromandel Peninsula remains cut off, due to slips and flooding caused by the torrential rain. People are asked to avoid travelling if they can. State Highway 25 is closed in… Audio
Councillor says there could have been more communication when flooding hit
Auckland Council North Shore ward councillor Richard Hills says there could have been more communication as flooding hit the city.
Hills told Morning Report he did not want to single anyone out, but… Audio
Auckland Emergency Management on storm response
Auckland Emergency Management issued alerts to mobile phones last night warning about the danger from an active line of thunderstorms.
The alerts followed the worst rain in the city's history, that… Audio
KiwiRail fronts up on Kaitaki losing power mid-crossing
It was a scary crossing of Cook Strait for 800 passengers on the Kaitaki Interislander ferry on Saturday.
The boat lost power amind three-metre swells and high winds and drifted nearly a mile off… Audio
Community likely saved Tauranga family's lives - FENZ
Residents of a Maungatapu cul-de-sac in Tauranga rallied to save a family who were trapped in their home after a landslide overnight on Saturday.
Several homes were damaged, with one destroyed… Audio
