Several schools were closed as emergency crews responded to widespread damage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A man retrieves his gear from a utility vehicle that plunged off a collapsed section of road following heavy rain and wild ...

Roads in a Lower Hutt suburb have “essentially exploded” as heavy rain and overflowing storm drains caused water to burst up through the ground.

One man was found dead in a submerged vehicle on a highway after heavy rains and strong winds lashed the North Island over ...

SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread ...

An “extremely unusual” wind gust of 193kmph was recorded in Wellington overnight, local media reported. Falling trees caused ...

More than 30,000 properties were without power, including about 10,000 customers in Wellington, said authorities, who have urged motorists to stay off roads, while several schools were closed as ...

Heavy rain and strong winds disrupted flights, roads, and power supply across New Zealand’s North Island, leaving tens of thousands without electricity.

The focus of the heavy rain is now further south, especially on Banks Peninsula, which is under an Orange Rain Warning.

A pedestrian tunnel in Lower Hutt has partially flooded this morning as heavy rain and wind gusts batter the Wellington region.

Excess volumes of unscreened wastewater are going into the sea through the short outfall pipe.

Sewage spills are often seen as short-term public health crises. But the ecological impacts can be lasting, especially if combined with marine heatwaves and storms.