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Focus: North Island residents brace for flooding
Locals across the North Island are bracing for torrential rain and flash flooding as local Amy Fairley and the Warkworth community come together to set up shelter for anyone affected. Video / NZ Herald
Settlers Day organisers pull the plug on planned event
Organisers of the European Settlers Day event on Waitangi Day pull the plug.
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Flooding closes Auckland motorways, cars left floating
Auckland is under a state of emergency after heavy rain causes widespread damage.
Live: State of emergency in Auckland - one dead; New SH1 motorway opened to rescue motorists; airport closed
The Fire Service has made more than 1500 callouts to help people in need.
Looking for a summer daytrip? These were NZ's 2023 Best Beach winners
Remind yourself where the 2023 best beaches were, ahead of our 2024 search.
Civil Defence warning: Rising floodwaters trap residents in West Auckland, NZDF called in
Rising floodwaters have left streets and homes swamped.
Live: Heavy rain, strong winds wreak havoc in Auckland, North Island regions
Rain is battering Auckland and the top of the North Island.
Focus: More miserable summer weather his North Island
Aotearoa is in for another weekend of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain, with motorway delays and power outages striking already. Video / NZ Herald
The Smear Your Mea campaign could save hundreds of wāhine lives
Teneka Ellison-Pere wants to do her bit for the Smear Your Mea campaign.
Te Pāti Māori eyes Te Tai Hauāuru for election 2023
Adrian Rurawhe's decision to go list only at the election opens door for Te Pāti Māori.
PM Hipkins to deliver special message to Harawira from Ardern
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a special relationship with Titewhai Harawira.
Te Pāti Māori confirm Debbie Ngarewa-Packer as Te Tai Hauāuru 2023 candidate
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer confirmed for Te Tai Hauāuru 2023
Winston Peters takes centre stage as Rātana faithful arrive
The Rātana faithful prepare for two days of celebrations.
Military style academy tutor: 'Students learn how to respect each other’s personal space'
Discipline could be the key to turning wayward youth around - tutor.
Ex-Ocean Race sailor turns focus to exposing NZ coast's underwater beauty, environmental emergency
Gareth Cooke wants more people to see the wonders - and devastation - on the ocean floor.
Hema Wihongi: Today is an historic step for my whānau and all those involved in Wai 262
Opinion: WAI262 claimants gather at Rātana to kanohi ki to kanohi
One person taken to hospital after being hit by car in Whanganui
Fire and Emergency NZ received reports a pedestrian was hit by a car near Countdown
'Settlers Day' organisers to hui with Ngāti Kauwhata over Waitangi Day event
Iwi will meet with Settlers Day organisers to hammer out differences.
Let’s choose our water future before climate change chooses for us
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has completed NZ first region-wide water assessment
Fresh tropical cyclone tracking north of New Zealand
The storm will likely soon become a tropical cyclone and will be named this evening
'Can you imagine the heartache?' Family tragedy as one dead, one missing at Coromandel beach
Six people from a group of seven were rescued but one person “was unable to be revived”.
Focus: Summer of cyclones hitting NZ
Warmer sea temperatures south-west of the Pacific Islands, coupled with atmospheric conditions driven by La Niña has led to the formation of cyclones. Video / NZ Herald
Firm Kiwi favourites: New Zealand's top 10 family beaches and how to vote for your winner
Take a look at New Zealand's best family beaches, as voted by you.
New images of Pūhoi to Warkworth ‘holiday highway’ revealed
The drive will chop 11 minutes off the current route, Waka Kotahi says.
Fine weekend ahead as forecasters keep eye on potential for more rain next week
It comes as communities across the country face a clean-up after Cyclone Hale.
Waikato police search for 'dangerous' man after machete attack on shopkeeper
Police say 19-year-old Trayd Tahau is dangerous and should not be approached
NZ braces for cyclone Hale damage, Akl poker house heist & banks warn summer of scammers | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 January, 2023
Communities brace for more wild weather, new details emerge on poker house heist and why emergency services are wary of Apple’s newest feature in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Local state of emergency declared as major river nears breach levels
Civil Defence warning ex-cyclone is “potentially one of the worst ones they have seen”.
Cyclone Hale tracking as '1-in-20 year storm' for Coromandel
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
‘Exceeding Cyclone Bola’: East Coast hammered, 'prepare to evacuate'
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
Focus: Ex-Cyclone Hale hammers East Coast
Ex-Cyclone Hale is hammering the East Coast with flooding, gale-force winds and huge swells hitting the Coromandel. Video / NZ Herald