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

The bad weather which has lashed the North Island is now heading South.

A pedestrian tunnel in Lower Hutt has partially flooded this morning as heavy rain and wind gusts batter the Wellington region. Residents have woken to numerous downed trees, closed roads, and ...

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

The southerly storm that’s been battering central New Zealand with heavy winds and rain appears to be abating in Wellington. Wellington City Council staff and contractors continue to work hard to ...

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

Heavy rain and wind is hitting the capital, flooding streets in Lower Hutt, closing multiple schools, cutting off power, and ...

Wellingtonians are being warned to stay off south coast beaches as severe southerly winds and heavy rain strike the region this evening, with all regional flights to and from the capital cancelled.

Hutt City Council has been responding to significant impacts across Lower Hutt following recent severe weather, with crews ...

Floods cause power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and are linked to the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged ...