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Air NZ UK flights resume as normal

Air New Zealand flights to and from London are operating as normal again, after restrictions due to volcanic ash were lifted overnight.

Ash cloud hits air travellers again

Flood-hit families returning home

Evacuated families have begun returning to their homes after flooding in the Nelson region during the weekend.

Families evacuated after flooding in Nelson

Heavy rainfall has left families isolated in the Tapawera area, south-west of Nelson, with 20 households evacuated so far.

Storms wreak havoc in North Island

Mini tornados sweep through Taranaki

'Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian house

Two children are among the people missing after the land beneath their house gave way, causing it to partially collapse.

Deadly floods hit south China

Nashville braces for deaths as flood waters rise

Mild quake shakes Haiti

Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens

Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Small quake hits Gisborne

US tornadoes kill three

Falling water levels ease flood risk

River flow levels and a minimal rain forecast suggest Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu might only rise by a further 10cm.

Queenstown braces for floodwaters

Queenstown expected to flood overnight

Queenstown is preparing for the worst as the swollen Lake Wakatipu threatens to burst its banks and flood the CBD.