Flooding

The Auckland phase of an inquest into the deaths of those who lost their lives during the 2023 Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle continues today.

Powerful floodwaters have displaced families and stunned locals as the Motueka River roared through the valley.

A local business owner guided RNZ through the "warzone" caused by a flooded creek.

On Auckland's North Shore, a public golf course is fighting council plans to use their course as a floodwater catchment.

Otago floods destruction is "devastating", the PM says, but he was unaware of a government-declined plan to reduce risk to residents. Audio

"I consciously couldn't sell it to somebody, knowing that it's going to flood," St Kilda resident Ria Stout says. "How could you? ... It's flooded twice." Audio

A flood damaged rail bridge has been reopened after a support was swept away in high water, leaving the 610m-long structure sagging, but a mayor says more work is needed on crucial infrastructure.

Aucklanders struggling with the stress and trauma of storm-wrecked homes are having to wait up to four weeks for counselling.

Water levels are now dropping and bridges and roads are being inspected in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay, where flooding has followed three days of heavy rain, and people are being asked to stay off the…

Up to 100 millimetres of rain is expected across Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay's Wairoa districts.

"Significant failings" by senior managers of a national arts development agency when staff were stranded at the flooded Auckland airport in January has led to the Creative NZ head being censured.

The Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal Fund will not be open for applications until early next year, but affected communities say that money is needed now.

Franz Josef may not be able to remain in its present site beyond 20 years, so why are authorities still issuing building consents in the area?

Hawke's Bay's five councils must unanimously agree on the government's offer to help buy out cyclone-damaged homes for the proposal to go ahead.

Surf Lifeguards say they have been told they should not have responded to calls for help during Cyclone Gabrielle if they did not have the right gear.

Civil Defence teams were out at first light assessing the damage caused by flash flooding at Waihī Beach that forced up to 50 people from their homes. Audio

New maps showing areas where extreme coastal flooding could occur aim to fill gaps for places that do not have this data available.

Stopbanks have "strangled" South Westland's Wanganui River so much over decades the riverbed is now filling with gravel at twice the natural rate, an engineer says.