MetService has issued a swathe of heavy rain and strong wind warnings from Gisborne to North Canterbury as a deepening low moves in from the east, with the worst conditions expected overnight Sunday into Monday.
New Zealand
7:55pm
A spokesperson for the family today confirmed to 1News that Brent Knowles died after his ute was found submerged in floodwaters.
2:51pm
3:05
The woman was admitted to hospital after she confronted two men attempting to enter her Fairfield address.
Crime and Justice
12:56pm
Ryan Vickers said the weatherbomb that hit parts of the district was so localised, he had no idea how bad it was from his Hamilton home just 30 minutes away.
7:30am
4:06
Several roads were closed and thousands were left without power after severe weather lashed parts of the North Island overnight.
Saturday 4:32pm
A member of the public called emergency services, alerting them to the submerged car on State Highway 39 near the intersection with Kiwi Rd at Puketotara last night.
Saturday 9:41am
"We went inside, there were taonga floating around."
Saturday 8:35am
Mayor Rodney Dow said the district had been lashed by rain, with reports of flooding, slips and inundation.
Saturday 6:34am
Luci Harrison says she had to get a second mortgage to help pay for a retaining wall after her house was damaged in the Auckland Anniversary floods.
Environment
Wed, Feb 11
When a damaged slope is partly owned by a local council and partly by a ratepayer, whose job is it to fix it?
Tue, Feb 10
Police received multiple calls about a vehicle swerving into oncoming traffic near Hamilton on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, Feb 9
Fire crews from across the region were called to the school just after 2pm on Sunday, with smoke visible across Taupō and out on the lake.
Sun, Feb 8
Emergency services were called to the scene at Taruru Rd just before midday.
Fri, Feb 6
A search and rescue team spent yesterday looking for the woman, whose house bus was found on the Rapurapu Track on Tuesday.
Thu, Feb 5
The man, who police say was wanted in relation to prior serious incidents, had allegedly pointed a shotgun at police.
Wed, Feb 4
Hone Haunui Neal and Hope Waimata Waitere have warrants for their arrest over two incidents on Vernall St and Lyon St last Thursday — including an alleged violent assault that left a man in critical condition.
Mon, Feb 2
Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.
Sun, Feb 1
Some residents on and around Harakeke Drive were asked to evacuate this afternoon due to the resulting gas leak.
Fri, Jan 30
Despite the major road reopening, there are still around 20 locations around the Coromandel where SH25 is down to one lane due to slips above or under the road.
Crews have been hard at work after last week's storm forced the closure of several key highways in affected regions, leaving some communities cut off.
Thu, Jan 29
Police said a linked "violent incident" early in the night was also being investigated.
Nearly 200 members of a central North Island iwi are travelling to Wellington today to witness the final leg of their Treaty settlement journey.
Wed, Jan 28
The Quilty family from Rotorua have had their lives turned upside down over the past five years by 17-year-old Ryan's devastating drug-resistant epilepsy.
Health
Flowers and messages have been left at the cordon at Pilot Bay following last week's landslide.
Tue, Jan 27
New Zealand will stage its first‑ever combined men's and women's WSL Championship Tour event, bringing top surfers and a major tourism boost to the Waikato.
Mon, Jan 26
