Floods
The Week in Detail: In Nelson, Christchurch and Franz Josef
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Weather: Parts of Northland, Coromandel cut off by floods, slips
Northland schools and parts of the Coromandel Peninsula are inaccessible as flooding and slips have blocked multiple roads.
The regions have been hammered by gale force winds and torrential rain.
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Napier man in battle with EQC for help recovering from flood
A Napier man is in a fight with the Earthquake Commission seeking support to help recover from a flood that wreaked havoc in the city two years ago.
Paul Matthews says he had his own emergency two… Video, Audio
Nelson City Council faces $60m bill for flood repairs - mayor
Nelson is facing years of recovery and the council faces an infrastructure repair bill up to $60 million dollars after August's floods.
Floridians wake to devastion from Hurricane Ian
Floridians woke to catastrophic devastation this morning after Hurricane Ian slammed into the state's southwestern coast. At least 17 people are dead but US President Joe Biden is warning it could be… Video, Audio
Expensive clean-up bill for Marlborough after devastating floods
It will be an expensive clean-up bill in Marlborough - after the region took a hammering of rain two weeks ago.
The scale of the recovery is still being established - paddocks are flooded, there are… Video, Audio
Weather: Locals wade in to clean up Marlborough after storm
Locals are starting to wade in to the clean up in Marlborough as the region switches into recovery mode.
They're eager to get the ball rolling on what will be a long road back to normality.
Our… Video, Audio
Beachside town without power for three days after floods
Residents of a Horowhenua beachside township have been without power for three days and want action.
Fifteen Waitarere Rise residents lost power on Wednesday morning, after floodwaters caused an… Video, Audio
Flood and quake prone West Coast's urgent need for Civil Defence controllers
There's increasing urgency to shore up personnel to replace retiring Civil Defence controllers on the flood prone West Coast and authorities are hoping local people will come forward. The Grey and… Audio
Thousands of Australians homeless after devastating floods
Thousands of Australians are homeless in the wake of the devastating floods in eastern Australia.
The town of Lismore was one of the worst hit, and while the water may have receded, many homes are… Video, Audio
Funding concerns over Westport flood
An urgent $10m flood protection scheme for Westport could grow larger, with the cost falling on ratepayers if central Government doesn't contribute.
Weather: Half a million NSW residents told to evacuate as river levels rise
More than half-a-million New South Wales residents have been urged to evacuate their homes, as river levels continue to rise.
NSW is being hit by broad areas of thunderstorms as a severe weather… Audio
Queensland govt faces flood damage bill of $1 billion
The Queensland government estimates the damage bill from the devstating floods will be around a $1 billion.
In that state alone, 30,000 homes are still without power. Brisbane City is calling for… Video, Audio
Cities hotter, less liveable - stark warning from climate report
Cities hotter and less livable - the stark warning out of the latest global climate report.
It paints a grim picture for the world - with temperatures predicted to keep inching up - and another call… Video, Audio
Ardern in Westport as Buller still cleaning up after storm
The Buller District is still recovering from torrential rain and flooding that caused widespread damage to infrastructure earlier this month.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived in Westport this… Video, Audio
Westport told to evacuate as flooding spreads under heavy rain
Go now and stay away - Westport residents have been told to move out as torrential rain hammers the region.
Police and volunteers have been going door to door ordering people to leave flood-prone… Video, Audio
Lower Taieri Flood Protection Scheme under review
An Otago scheme aimed to keep floodwaters at bay is under review as it prepares to face more pressure from climate change.
The Lower Taieri Flood Protection Scheme is a buffer for roughly 13,000… Audio
Frustration as Goughs Bay still cut off after slips
More than five weeks ago, torrential rain set off a series of giant mudslides that washed away the road in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay.
But quad bikes are still the only way in and out. Frustrated… Video, Audio
Christchurch Floods Update
Bryan Crump talks to Christchurch council's head of Three Waters, Helen Beaumont. Audio
Our Changing World - Forecasting river flow
Justin Gregory speaks to one of the NIWA scientists working on development of a national river flow forecasting tool. Video, Audio