Weather
Mark Mitchell on plane to Wairoa with extra police support
He's spent much of the day in the Hawke's Bay but right now he's on a defence force plane to Wairoa with extra police support after describing the aftermath of last night's weather there as… Audio
Residents in Haumonana evacuate homes
For many people living in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay, the threat of flooding overnight brought back awful memories from Cyclone Gabrielle. While in the Hawkes Bay settlement of Haumoana, dozens of people… Audio
Car alarm wakes couple to water lapping at house
A continous car horn sounding at 4:00am in Wairoa got Kim Laura Gilmore and her husband out of bed to investigate, only to discover water lapping at the Kopu Road house where they stay in, Kim Laura… Audio
Gisborne Mayor speaks on wild weather lashing east coast
Wairoa and Heretaunga in Hastings remain under a State of Emergency, Gisborne has also taken a hammering. Mayor Rehette Stoltz speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
Wairoa and Hastings still under state of emergency
Areas in Gisborne have also been hit hard by the weather, lashed by torrential rain. However in Wairoa, more than a hundred homes are flooded and some roads in and out of the town are badly damaged… Audio
Tairāwhiti farmers 'in limbo' as rain cuts them off from roads
With bridges to their properties destroyed, the farmers - many of the elderly - feel like their lives are at risk.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 26 June 2024
On today's episode, bad weather has been battering Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay leading to states of emergency being declared in the small community of Te Karaka near Gisborne, further south in… Audio
Tairawhiti communities isolated as SH35 closes again
In Tairawhiti, State Highway 35 is closed again, isolating communities up the East Coast. Just to the north of Gisborne, more than 700 people were evacuated from Te Karaka overnight and a state of… Audio
Dozens of residents evacuated in Hastings after heavy rain
In Hawke's Bay, a state of emergency remains in force in the coastal settlement of Haumoana, east of Hastings. Dozens of residents were evacuated in the early hours of the morning as heavy swells… Audio
Township 'fully cut off' in East Coast flooding
Whānau who had to evacuate as the floodwaters rose had one thought: "Oh no, not again." Audio
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay under state of emergency
Communities in Te Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay are under states of emergency as a result of serious weather in the past 24 hours. About 90 homes have been evacuated in Wairoa due to flooding - there… Audio
East Coast wind, rain and evacuations: What you need to know
Police have been going door to door as heavy rain and wind lashes the region, with local state of emergencies declared.
Power outages in Wairoa after heavy rain
Dozens of homes have been evacuated in Wairoa, and people in the town are worried about the incoming high tide. A State of Emergency has been declared for the Wairoa township. Wairoa mayor Craig… Audio
Update: State of Emegercy in Haumoana, Hastings
In Hastings a state of emergency has been declared in Haumoana because of costal inundation. Police are knocking on doors asking affected residences to evacuate. Hawkes Bay Civil defence is calling… Audio
Update: heavy rain causes evacuations in Gisborne
Heavy rain on the East Coast, has caused evacuations in Te Karaka 30-kilometres north-west of Gisborne, a state of emergency in Haumoana in Hastings and also in Wairoa township there have been… Audio
Gisborne river levels rise, second flood warning issued
Flights to Gisborne tonight have been diverted, and residents living near Hikuwai and Waipaoa rivers are being alerted to flood warnings.
Warning for motorists as severe weather hits East Coast
The regions are expecting more rainfall over the next day and a half than they have had the whole month of June.
Heavy rain and gales for Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay
Orange heavy rain and strong wind warnings are in place for the north-east of the North Island.
Record temperatures hit the USA
Who are the men behind President Biden's campaign? Mitch McCann has the news out of New York Audio
The critical corrosion affecting power pylons
The vast bulk of Transpower's electricity towers are over 35 years old, and few have been put up in the last three decades.
