Floods
Roxburgh locals describe flash flood damage
Several evacuees in the Central Otago town of Roxburgh have returned home but flash flooding appears to have knocked out the town's water supply. Locals Daniel Prew and Raymond Gunn describe the… Audio
Roxburgh hit hard in Central Otago floods
Heavy rain and flooding in Central Otago yesterday forced the evacuation of some houses and left the township of Roxburgh without drinking water. It's believed the town's reservoir drained after a… Audio
Road closures hit Whanganui River Road businesses
Major roadworks will close the road for several hours a day for the next month at least, as repairs continue in the wake of the 2015 flood. Audio
Edgecumbe floods: 'Moving target' to re-house residents - mayor
Whakatāne District Council mayor Tony Bonne tells Guyon Espiner they had hoped to get all Edgecumbe residents back in their repaired homes after the Edgecumbe flood, but now they're hoping to get… Audio
Edgecumbe floods: Residents still waiting after 6 months
Tom Furley is in Edgecumbe to check on progress with repairs, six months after the town was flooded. It had been hoped most of the residents would be back in their homes by Christmas but now only half… Audio
Edgecumbe floods report says no single issue to blame
Edgecumbe locals have been left looking for someone to blame with a new independent report into the town's disastrous flood falling short of pointing the finger. The long-awaited independent review by… Audio
Edgecumbe locals underwhelmed by flood report
A report into Edgecumbe's devastating April flood has left too many unanswered questions for some locals. The independent investigation headed by Sir Michael Cullen does not single out anyone to blame… Audio
Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
Aid agencies in south Asia call for help
Aid agencies want the international community to increase aid and financial support in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, where 41 million have been affected by floods.
Bangladesh floods: Corinne Ambler
Around half of Bangladesh is under water. 144 have been killed and 8.3 million affected. Add in Nepal and India and the death toll is 1200 - with 41 million people affected by the devastating monsoon… Audio, Gallery
Playing piano in a flood
Imagine if you will a man playing the piano in a living-room, an old upright piano, sunlight filtering through the windows, sitting on a piano stool and around him the water is half-way up his legs… Audio
Widespread damage from South Asia flooding
The death toll from flooding in India, Bangladesh and Nepail stands well over 1000, and growing, while rescue workers struggle to access some areas. Colette Luke has this report. Video, Audio
'Grim discoveries' expected in Houston after flood
Water's slowly starting to recede in parts of flood-ravaged Texas, but the dangers are far from over. The storm is making its second landfall, now in Louisiana. More than 32,000 people are in shelters… Audio
Devastating Houston flooding to get worse
Officials in Houston are expecting flooding in the south of the city to get worse after a levee breach overnight. The death toll as a result of the floods now stands at nine. Around 6,000 people have… Audio
Deadly Bangladesh floods: 'The kids started screaming 'snake''
Rescue workers are scrambling to provide as much aid as possible to millions of people stranded by the worst floods in South Asia for years. The United Nations says in all, 41 million people have been… Audio
Trump promises flood-hit Texas will emerge 'stronger'
US President Donald Trump has reiterated his willingness to do whatever it takes to help flood-soaked Texas into recovery, and says he wants Texas to emerge from the disaster stronger. He's arrived in… Audio
Floodwaters to rise around Houston as city's levees opened
Floodwaters are expected to rise around Houston in the coming hours as the city's levees are opened to relieve pressure on a number of dams. Houston Public Media reporter Andrew Schneider says one of… Audio
Bangladesh floods worst in 40 years, 8 million affected
Monsoon floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal have caused the region's biggest humanitarian crisis in years, with more than 1200 people killed and millions of people stranded and in need of aid. In… Audio
Edgecumbe residents discuss suing regional council
It's been more than four months since Edgecumbe's devastating flood wrecked homes and lives and locals are just getting angrier about what's happened to them. Audio
Otago businesses reeling after floods
Some businesses on the Otago Peninsula that remain isolated after last weekend's storm fear it will cost them tens of thousands of dollars before they can get back on their feet. Audio
