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Thousands without power in Taranaki (+photo)
Lines operator Powerco will be assessing the full extent of damage to its network today after severe winds knocked down…
Flooding cuts off Wairarapa town
The main road into Martinborough has reopened, reconnecting the Wairarapa town with the rest of the country. State Highway 53…
Eastern North Island: Prepare to be hammered with more heavy rain
Flooded roads remain closed today as the eastern North Island continues to be hammered by heavy rain, but residents elsewhere…
River levels rising in Manawatu
Floodgates were to be opened in the Manawatu this morning, to lower rising river levels. Heavy rain eased overnight, but…
Severe weather risk for Auckland
A band of rain is moving in towards the Auckland region from the Tasman Sea this evening and has the…
Mega Wairarapa wind farm given consents
Genesis Energy has secured resource consents for what would be the largest wind farm in New Zealand, a 286-turbine development…
50 years since Kaimai crash killed 23
Exactly 50 years after 23 passengers and crew members died when their plane crashed into the Kaimai Range, family members…
Another Thursday sub-tropical low
Last Thursday a fairly weak low passed just north of Cape Reinga bringing some heavy rain to Northland – but only…
Sub-tropical low to brush Far North
A low is deepening in the western Tasman Sea near Sydney and will affect northern New Zealand as it passes by to…
Auckland beach pollution a mystery
Scientists analysing west coast water data to understand serious contamination issues. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery cause of…
