The man, who described himself as an 82-year-old returned serviceman, was removed from the Waitangi Day dawn ceremony after disrupting the service to protest. Video / David Fisher

Video footage shows a long queue forming outside the Waitakere Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station in Henderson as Aucklanders dispose of storm waste. Video / Supplied For more details about where and how to dispose of storm waste visit the link below. https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2023/01/disposing-of-storm-related-waste/

Parliamentarians have formally been welcomed to Waitangi with PM Chris Hipkins urging Kiwis to not be afraid to discuss Maori-Crown relations while National Party leader Christopher Luxon labels Treaty 'a little experiment'. Video / NZ Herald

An amazing video shot from a light aircraft on Saturday shows the sheer enormity of the task facing Waka Kotahi to repair the Kopu to Hikuai Road, State Highway 25a on the Coromandel Peninsula. Video / Philip Hart

Politicians address the media from Waitangi.

Dawn service from Waitangi treaty grounds at Te Whare Rūnanga. Video / Whakaata Māori

Focus Live: Emergency Services give update on flood damage

A person has been found dead at a property in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr tonight and another person at the same address was rushed to hospital. Video / NZ Herald

The Dutch waka group performs the haka Tangaroa at “Tent City” waka camp in Haruru, near Waitangi, during a visit by new Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Video / Peter de Graaf

Two men have been caught on CCTV 'recovering' adult toys from a flood bin outside a Peaches and Cream store. Video / Peaches & Cream NZ

Security camera footage of an aggravated robbery at the GAS Fuel 24/7 on Carbine Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland. Video / Supplied

Auckland's largest Pak'n'Save is reopening just one week after it was filled with flood water. Video / NZ Herald

MetService Severe weather: February 3rd-5th

MetService National weather: February 3rd-5th

Auckland state of emergency update from Auckland emergency management.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has extended the State of Emergency due to the risk of ongoing slips and flooding. Video / Auckland Council

Migrant family's Sandringham rental swamped by successive downpours. Video / Amit Bhardwaj

Highly trained Pablo the macaw enjoys a free flight. Video / Supplied

MetService Severe weather: February 2nd-4th

Onehunga residents have called for urgent repairs to drains following major flooding. Video / Supplied

Helicopter footage shows State Highway 25a completely washed out at the summit. Video / Ross Upton

King Charles III has sent his “deepest condolences” to New Zealand following the deadly flooding.

Dave Letele moves his flood relief mahi to phase two. Video / Brown Buttabean

Dramatic rescue as house collapses in a landslide, what to expect weather-wise as the clean-up begins and marine heatwave blamed for mass sponge die-off in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Aerial footage shows the severity of the damage caused by flooding in Auckland. Video / Pool

Water gushes down the front pathway of NZ author Stacy Gregg's home in Auckland 27th of February. Video / Stacy Gregg

Aerial footage reveals the destruction of a building after it collapsed following a landslide in Orua Bay Beach at Manukau Heads. Video / Pool

More torrential rain Wednesday morning brought more flooding to Auckland residents, with many saying they have had enough and want the Council to take accountability. Video / NZ Herald