New ZealandChopper pilot's lucky escape: 'I didn't crash it, the machine crashed me'Tony Ibbotson was within sight of home when his helicopter crashed.01 Apr 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Insufficient appetite': West Coast council defends flood protection progressPhysical work to start building new flood protection should start within six months.02 Mar 12:57 AM
New ZealandBull has 'legend status' after surviving 80km trip down riverBull swept away from paddock above Maruia Falls found alive on the edge of Westport farm.21 Feb 08:00 PM
New ZealandStorm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closureCyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.12 Feb 08:49 AM
New ZealandHeavy rain possible for West Coast after week of delugeWarnings include Tasman district west of Motueka, Marlborough Sounds, Rai Valley.11 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Major damage': Rain throws curve ball on Coast to CoastHeavy rain this week brought extensive flooding throughout the region.11 Feb 12:48 AM
New Zealand'Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises responseParts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.05 Feb 02:28 AM
New ZealandFifteen rescued from West Coast floodwaters, emergency services keeping close eye on river levelsAbout 100 people are staying at emergency operations centres on the West Coast.04 Feb 08:25 AM
New ZealandWest Coast floods: Stranded parents, kids in nappies rescued by chopper as floodwaters riseA mother and two young children in nappies were helped off the helicopter.04 Feb 02:31 AM
New Zealand'Heartbroken': Upset as Westport evacuates again; Worst rain still to comeEvacuations underway as mayor warns locals they could be away for up to three days.04 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandWild weather: Small West Coast town cut off as heavy rain closes inRain over the last 24 hours has made for Westport's wettest February day in 78 years.03 Feb 06:20 PM
New ZealandWest Coast downpour: State of emergency declared - residents told to prepareFranz Josef and Haast are isolated due to the State Highway being blocked on either side.02 Feb 06:26 PM
New ZealandMan admits injuring charge after Westport driving incidentWestport man admitted charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to injure.21 Jan 02:30 AM
PoliticsCovid-19: Vaccine holdout Maureen Pugh has first doseNational MP Maureen Pugh has had her first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination.10 Oct 09:23 PM
New Zealand'Come to a grinding halt': West Coast back on line after major power outageTranspower has identified a 110kV bus fault at a substation near Nelson.29 Sep 10:18 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand$180m and counting: Why have there been so many big floods?Even forecasters are taken aback by 2021's slew of big flood events. What's behind them?05 Sep 01:23 AM
New ZealandCouncil seeks lockdown exemption to repair Westport homesCouncil wants exemption so tradies can keep repairing flood damaged homes in Westport.24 Aug 10:30 PM
New ZealandGovt pledges $8m to Westport flood recovery"This flooding event has profoundly affected many people and their families."24 Aug 09:45 PM
New ZealandWest Coast Regional rates soar by 30% with more to comeThe rates will also jump by 10 per cent next year..11 Aug 01:18 AM
New ZealandBuller River flow during flooding the largest of any river in nearly 100 yearsMeasurements show it had a flow of 7640 cubic metres per second.28 Jul 11:38 PM
New ZealandNZ's wettest and sunniest spots: Westport and New Plymouth singled outThere is exactly five weeks left until spring.27 Jul 07:58 PM
New ZealandLive: Overnight deluge - heavy rain soaks Auckland commute, flood warnings for southFlood-stricken Buller district is in the firing line again.25 Jul 07:13 PM
New ZealandCovid bubble returnees and heavy rain cross the Tasman togetherWet weather on way from west, including sodden communities hit by floods last week.24 Jul 06:08 AM
New ZealandImpostors hit community during flood clean-upPolice have had reports of people pretending to be building inspectors.21 Jul 02:38 AM
New ZealandHeavy rain: Flood-hit region bracing for second wave, parts of North Island on alertMetservice is forecasting a front will move across the country later today.20 Jul 08:58 PM
New ZealandWestport floods: Three patients in makeshift ward, more hospital staff arriveThe size of the flood has revived concerns about the location of a new medical centre.20 Jul 01:49 AM
New Zealand489 homes damaged in West Coast flooding, 153 people still displacedUpdate from West Coast Emergency Management says 89 homes suffered severe or total damage.20 Jul 01:24 AM
New ZealandHeavy rain watch for flood-hit area as clean-up beginsMetService says more wet weather coming for flood-drenched region as clean-up begins.19 Jul 10:45 PM
New ZealandWestport flood: 'It's not ideal' - home owner of 60 years reeling at damageA man who has lived in his Westport home for 60 years now faces a very uncertain future.19 Jul 10:14 PM
New Zealand'I've never been through anything like this - flood one day, fire the next'Fire crews have been battling a large blaze in Westport early today.19 Jul 08:12 PM
New ZealandWestport flooding biggest since 1926 - scientistMore than 2000 people were evacuated on Friday and Saturday.19 Jul 07:46 PM
New ZealandWestport homeowners return to waterlogged, contaminated homesWestport couple Derek and Joan Roberts return to their flood ravaged home today.19 Jul 03:51 AM
New ZealandHundreds potentially homeless after Westport flood, mayor predictsAbout 2000 people - half the population - were forced to evacuate over the weekend.19 Jul 01:04 AM
New ZealandWild weather: 'Bulk' of displaced Westport residents should be home this afternoon, but more bad weather on the wayThe cleanup is beginning - slowly - for flood-affected Westport residents.18 Jul 10:32 PM
