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Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about how airlines that unreasonably cancel or delay flights are coming under greater scrutiny to provide a better deal for jilted travelers. The pressure comes after rising anger and frustration from travelers who are tired ... Show More

News from the business sector, including a market report. 

Tensions are flaring in a small Clutha District community with allegations of stock shooting, poaching and poor pest management in nearby forestry blocks. Farmers near Lawrence and Tuapeka said they want things to change but there's been a communication breakdown with forestry co ... Show More

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

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

After the worst rain event in Auckland's history the city is bracing for more wet weather. A red heavy rain warning is in place for Auckland north of Orewa from this afternoon, and an orange rain warning is in place for the south. Auckland Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson spoke to Cor ... Show More

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 residen ... Show More

The Westland region of the South Island is bracing for a deluge of heavy rain today and the mayor is asking residents to be ready. Metservice has issued a severe weather warning for Westland, with up to 400mm of rain expected in the ranges. [picture id="4M68XL6_image_crop_127880" ... Show More

"The most significant weather event this century." That's the way Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has described the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle. Communication and physical access to many communities, particularly in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti, remain difficult, with powe ... Show More

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