Aucklanders are bracing for more rain later today. In West Auckland, the hilly, bush-clad suburb of Titirangi is one of the hardest hit. Days of heavy rain has brought down slips, leaving some homes teetering on hillsides and tearing huge chunks out of roads. Thousands of residents are without water, and while water tankers have been brought in, there a ... Show More
Feb 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne right in firing line
Gisborne was right in the firing line of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle on Monday night.
Rain fell in the city overnight, with rivers overflowing throughout the Tairawhiti region, and forestry waste, slash, re-emerging as a result.
Residents in Riverside Road and Graham Road in Gi ... Show More
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Feb 2023
Forecaster on expected Cyclone Gabrielle rain
Cyclone Gabrielle is on its path through the North Island and significant amounts of rain are expected across the motu today,
Whitianga is forecast to be hit with a whopping 211 millimetres of rain, followed by Gisborne at about 140mm.
Large waves, storm surges, slips and damagi ... Show More
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Oct 2023
Winds whip upper North Island
Wicked winds are whipping the upper North Island this morning, bringing relentless rain to Northland, Coromandel and Te Tairāwhiti.
Orange, heavy rain warnings, are in force for those areas with 29 millimetres of rain falling in the Gisborne Ranges in an hour.
MetService recorded ... Show More
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