The flood-hit West Coast is bracing for a second wave of wet weather as many parts of the North Island are also told to watch for heavy rain.MetService is forecasting a front will move across the country late on Wednesday and early... Read...

As the floodwaters in Buller disappear, damage caused by the severe weather that hit the West Coast on the weekend becomes more evident. Hundreds of people were forced from their homes when heavy rain caused flooding, closed major... Read...

While Monday’s cloudy weather provided some reprieve, the region was far from finished with the cleanup. Read...

Weather permitting, baby Toa will be returned to his ocean pen, while the search for his pod continues. Read...

A Whanganui road is closed and an important logging route blocked after the weekend`s wild weather led to high river levels and a slip.According to Metservice, more than 98mm of rain fell in the Whanganui River headwaters over... Read...

Work is underway to clear debris, assess damage and re-open vital routes to reconnect severed South Island communities. Read...

The worst of the weather is over after the weekend deluge that wreaked havoc in parts of the South Island. Read...

Major sections of South Island state highways are still closed following wild weather over the weekend.Flooding and slips that impacted roads completely isolated parts of the West Coast and the upper South Island.Access to Nelson... Read...

It`s going to be a long road back to normal for flood-stricken Westport, with 1000 people unable to go home, a shortage of rental housing and streets still filled with filthy water. Some there say their houses have `had it` and... Read...

As the climate changes we can expect more heavy rain events like the one that battered the South Island, scientists say. Read...