Floods

Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, a rest home was evacuated and about 30 Hokitika people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio

The Westland District Council mayor Mike Havill, is flying to Hokitika we hope to speak to him after 8, the Grey District Council mayor, Tony Kokshoorn is with us. Audio

Much of the West Coast has been cut off by heavy rain overnight, and more than 20 Hokitika people have had to leave their flooded homes. Audio

Much of the West Coast has been cut off by floods. Hokitika has fared the worst as the town's drains failed to cope with the heavy rain and a high tide at midnight. Audio

Wellington's water company says it can't afford the multi-million dollar suggestions on how to stop flooding around the Basin Reserve. Audio

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The clean-up is underway in Dunedin, where about 170 properties have been flooded. Audio

Back now to Dunedin where the clean up of 170 properties and four flooded homes will continue today. Audio

Dunedin's Civil Defence Controller, Ruth Stokes, with the latest information regarding the situation in the city. Audio

At least two hundred properties have been flooded in Dunedin but that number could rise further as the city cleans up from a once in nearly 200 year deluge. Audio

More now on the aftermath of the Dunedin flooding. Fresh from the latest civil defence briefing is Dunedin Mayor, Dave Cull. Audio

A Dunedin man who crashed into a two metre hole in the road caused by a slip along the Otago Peninsula says he'll be buying a lotto ticket. Audio

At least two hundred properties have been flooded in Dunedin in what being described as the heaviest rain the city's had in nearly two hundred years. Audio

The floods we've seen in Dunedin and Wellington will become more common because of increased urbanisation and climate change. Professor Iain White, an international expert on water management from… Audio

Blis Technologies says its laboratory in Dunedin has been water damaged due to flooding in the city. Audio

Heavy rain has caused flooding problems around Dunedin today. Audio

At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern United States. Audio

The rain has stopped, but the clean-up work in the wake of last week's flooding in Kapiti continues. Audio

In the north Wellington suburb of Tawa, shop owners want answers out of the city council about the failure of recently upgraded drains to cope with yesterday's deluge. Audio