Women rescued after five hours in flooded river
The women are believed to have gone over the Otiria Falls on a kayak and a lilo.
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Man carries pregnant wife to safety from flooded house
The region is now in clean-up mode after days of rough weather.
Dramatic rescues - two men, six dogs and a pregnant woman
Slips closed roads and floodwaters were rising as once-in-500-year storm hit North.
Two men and six dogs plucked from floodwaters in Far North rescue
Two men trapped on a tractor waited for three hours while floodwaters rose.
Slips and flooding close roads across Northland
People in Northland are being advised to delay travel after severe flooding.
Flooding threatens Gisborne region
The Hikuwai River has burst its banks spilling over State Highway 35 while driftwood is beginning to pile up along Tolaga Bay. Video / UAWA LIVE
Roads closed, travel delays - Far North 'cut off' by floods
School holiday travellers warned to stay off roads and delay travel back to Auckland.
Flooding threatens Gisborne region, homes evacuated
The Hikuwai River is flowing at the same levels that caused the damaging 2018 floods.
Woman in pre-term labour airlifted from storm-ravaged Northland
Flooding and slips closed the roads surrounding the woman, who's just 29 weeks' pregnant.
Once-in-500-year storm floods Northland, traps residents
A mammoth storm, flooding and tornado have damaged homes and trapped residents.
Heavy rain lashes Northland causing widespread flooding and slips
Wild weather continues to lash Northland with widespread flooding and slips. Video / Kevin Thorne / Rachel Ward / Scott Thomson
Even firefighters need a hand sometmies: Fire truck stranded in floodwaters
Even Firies need a hand once in a while. Luckily, Whangārei 4WD Club members were nearby.
'The whole place is under water': Incredible scenes as group stuck at flooded petrol station
A BP staffer said customers were stuck for some time.
Focus Live: Multiple people trapped in they cars as floodwaters rise
Focus Live: Multiple people have been rescued from their cars as torrential rain caused floodwaters to rise in Auckland and Coromandel. Video / Will Trafford
Flooding in Hikuai, Coromandel
The shortest day of the year brings slips, flooding and road disruptions across the Coromandel. Video / Supplied
'It's a heartbreaking process to go through': Five years on from the Whanganui flood
The weekend of Saturday, June 20, saw Whanganui subject to the worst flooding on record.
Wild weather: Coromandel havoc, deluge only adds 1% to Auckland water storage
Farmers face big clean-up job after storm hits the Coromandel.
'People may be unprepared': Power cuts, flood warnings for upper North Island
Heavy rain, severe gales have the upper North Island in the firing line.
Climate change has already cost NZ almost $1b in droughts and flooding - experts
The cost of climate change is hitting us now, say NZ researchers.
Weather disasters: Why home insurance claims are set to rise 25%
By 2100, the EQC could be paying out up to a quarter more for weather-related damage.
Queensland dam close to failing - residents in fear
Residents received an emergency warning telling them to "leave now".
Looters burgle flood-abandoned homes
Homes looted after devastating Southland floods.
Conservation Comment: Climate change is real
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Flood warnings in NSW as rain buckets down
From bushfires to floods, New South Wales goes from one extreme to the other.
Milford Sound businesses suffer as road remains closed
The road into Milford Sound remains completely blocked by slips
'I can't see us living here again': Gore families return to flood-ravaged homes
Luke Howden and his partner escaped the waters with just photos and their dog Scruffy.
Waterworld: The NZ regions left sodden and counting a huge cost
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated locals
Focus Live: The Floodwater has receded but the ordeal is not over for thousands of evacuated southland locals. Civil Defence group chairman Neville Cook explains. Video / William Patino Photography / High Country Helicopters / NZTA
Southland floods: 'Everything is gone' Gore residents say
Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.
Live: Southland flooding - Gore residents allowed back
Southland begins to enter recovery mode from a massive flooding event.
Watch: Aerial video shows widespread devastation as floods drown Southland
"It was a matter of wading through waist-high water to get to the end of the street."
Aerial video shows the massive scale of the flooding in Gore
Aerial video shows the massive scale of the flooding in Gore. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT
Thunderstorms close motorways, flood theme parks in Queensland
Parts of Queensland are flooded after 'life-threatening' flash floods hit the state
Letters: Ancient fire controls still relevant
The Northern Territory has no disastrous fires; the mosaic burnoff system is still in use.