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Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours

14 February 2026

Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours

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State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning
	14 Feb: State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning... more

A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight
	14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight... more

Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding
	13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding... more

State Highway 31 and State Highway 39 in the Waikato's Otorohanga District, are both currently blocked due to significant flooding and slips
	13 Feb: State Highway 31 and State Highway 39 in the Waikato's Otorohanga District, are both currently blocked due to significant flooding and slips... more

Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts
	13 Feb: Evacuations and power outages - as strong weather traverses the North Island, with weather watches for most parts... more

Police are hunting a group of suspects - after a shooting in Auckland's Mission Bay last night
	13 Feb: Police are hunting a group of suspects - after a shooting in Auckland's Mission Bay last night... more

Emergency services are investigating a suspicious fire at a factory in Auckland's Onehunga
	13 Feb: Emergency services are investigating a suspicious fire at a factory in Auckland's Onehunga... more

Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close
	13 Feb: Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close... more

Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge
	13 Feb: Convoys will resume today through Waioweka Gorge... more

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