Weather

Clutha District Council has declared a state of emergency.

The Otago region is experiencing its wettest day in over a century with flooding in many areas and roads blocked.

The flood response in Wairoa will be at the centre of a rapid government review, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has announced this morning.

Skipper Henry Van Tuel took to Facebook to detail the rescue effort.

Dame Cindy Kiro toured Cyclone Gabrielle damage just a week prior to the new flooding.

SH 2 south of Wairoa, between the Mitchell Road and Kiwi Valley Road intersections.

An independent review of the Civil Defence response to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Gold Coast residents are confronting the prospect of a potential heatwave following "unprecedented" Christmas Day storms that have left approximately 50,000 residents without power

Almost a full day of rain is likely for parts of New Zealand today and tonight, with the upper North Island and the west of the South Island in for heavy rain through to tomorrow.

Ex-tropical cyclone Lola lashes Northland leaving thousands without power