A student volunteer army set up overnight is already knocking on the doors of quake and flood stricken houses around Wellington's Victoria University.

Rain continues to fall in Wellington following Monday's earthquakes placing increasing pressure on the region

Source: David Kyle. Heavy flooding is effecting Wellington roads including main highways.

Secretary of State John Kerry won't criticize Donald Trump's climate policies, but says the next US Govt "dare not avoid" the issue.

Anna Roiall says her Huntly property on Riverview Road was flooded because of the local council's lack of regular maintenance. Made with funding by NZ on Air.

Anna Roiall says her Huntly property on Riverview Road was flooded because of the local council's lack of regular maintenance. Made with funding by NZ on Air.

There’s plenty of more fish in the sea, but for 86 year old Huntly resident Eunice, there’s one less fish in her pond following flooding in Huntly over the weekend. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Residents of Forbes have been ordered to evacuate as the Lachlan River approaches record levels.

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Grim projections show the large cost of an extreme flood event and future sea level increases on buildings and homes.

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Three people were killed in floodwaters from a storm that pounded Australia's east coast, as Sydney residents brace themselves for another destructive king tide.

Floodwaters that trapped four people in an East Cape house have receded.

River engineers were at Franz Josef Glacier, as authorities consider whether the swathe of land just outside the town can be made safe again.

Nearly 200 people have been evacuated overnight throughout the South Island as rivers breached banks and flooded homes, hotels and holiday parks.

With further rain looming, more families have abandoned their homes in Paraguay as the country hardest hit by the worst flooding in decades.

Floods in Britain which forced 1000's to flee their houses over Xmas will return as Government admitted that every defence will need to be reviewed.

Britain has been overwhelmed by the most widespread flooding for decades after a month's rain fell in a single day.

Wild weather lashing the central North Island created havoc yesterday with torrential rain causing slips, overnight road closures and rapidly rising rivers.

Authorities are grappling with the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people, as thousands of rescuers search for the missing.

Relentless monsoon rains have triggered flash floods and landslides, destroying thousands of houses, farmland, bridges and roads, with fast-flowing waters hampering relief efforts.

Sophie Langston and her partner, Simon Thomas, weren't looking forward to their drive back to Auckland after a family funeral in Whanganui.

It's takes more than the worst recorded flood in Whanganui history to put Riverside Bar regulars off a night at their favourite watering hole.

While the floods that swamped Whanganui appeared devastating enough from aerial pictures, the view from space has offered another perspective altogether.

Between 20 and 25 families remain stranded on their South Taranaki farms, while many roads remain closed throughout flood damaged areas.

Three days after the floods hit Whanganui, there's no word yet on when residents evacuated from their houses can return.

Red Cross is launching an appeal to help those affected by the weekend's floods - a disaster the organisation has labelled the worst to strike New Zealand since the Canterbury earthquakes.