Weather
Locals cut off by a flooded road remain unfazed
Only residents with four-wheel-drive vehicles can access the road in, and sometimes not even then.
Flash flooding in New Mexico resort town leaves dozens trapped
Flash flooding in New Mexico trapped dozens of people in homes and vehicles in and around the mountain resort village of Ruidoso.
Don't dispose: Silt from Tasman floods may conceal noxious weed
Tasman residents are being urged to delay disposing of silt because of concerns about the spread of a noxious weed.
'We told you' - Residents' warning before popular road closed due to slip
A slip from deforested land closed the road just months after residents warned it would happen.
Top of the South could get orange rain warning
The region is still recovering from widespread flooding, but further heavy rain has been forecast for the afternoon. Audio
Tasman should hope for the best, prepare for the worst ahead of rain
The region is still recovering from widespread flooding, but further heavy rain has been forecast for the afternoon. Audio
Officials face angry questions on Texas flood warnings
Rescue teams have found three more bodies from floods that have killed at least 109 people, including dozens of children.
Another heavy rain watch for Tasman District
Another heavy rain watch has been placed on the Tasman District after intense rain last week. MetService Meteorologist John Law spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
Wildfire threatens Marseille, shuts down airport in southern France
"It's very striking - apocalyptic even," one resident of a town north of Marseille said.
Heavy rain watch issued for part of already flood-damaged Tasman district
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for the Tasman district north-west of Motueka.
Insurance and emergency management partnership put to test
The insurance industry's new information sharing partnership was put to the test just days after it was signed. Audio
Residents face huge clean-up after homes inundated with flood waters
Since the flooding in Tasman, 15 homes have been yellow stickered and one has been red stickered.
Boulders hit eye-catching Wellington house in slip
A Wellington resident has broken her foot and her well-known house in Island Bay may now be out of use, after a "major" landslide.
'Dodge a bullet': New Plymouth mayor relieved after heavy rainfall spared most
A small number of South Taranaki residents are still cut off after the weekend's deluge, but overall the region's leaders are breathing a sigh of relief. Audio
Nearly 70 killed, including 21 children, in catastrophic Texas floods
Experts question if cuts by the Trump administration led to a failure to accurately predict the floods. Audio
Family's tiny home smashed, dragged 400m in floods
Blue Malosso, her husband and their two young kids moved to the Motueka Valley six months ago. Their home was carried off by floodwaters. Audio
No damage after 280mm of rain falls over parts of Taranaki
The mayor of South Taranaki says the district dodged a bullet after 280 millimetres of rain fell over 24 hours. Phil Nixon spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio
Roads out, beer in: Whangamomona rides out rain
Taranaki's breakaway republic is cut off by floodwaters - but its president assured locals the pub was still open.
Weather improving as communities begin flood recovery
A state of emergency remains in place for the flood-damaged Nelson-Tasman region after much of the country was battered by a barrage of downpours.
Civil defence meeting held after biggest flood in Ngātīmoti since 1877
"It's the things that have no monetary value, the family photo album that got soaked, or the pet dog or cat or horse or whatever that didn't make it through."
