05:01pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
State Highway 2, Karangahake Gorge is closed due to a slip. Motorists are being told to avoid the area or delay their journey if possible. "A slip has blocked... Read More
04:25pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Tauranga City Council is urging residents to "be prepared" for severe weather tonight, after a red rain warning was put in place for the region. MetService issued... Read More
03:38pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
The heavy rain warning for the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga city has now been upscaled to a red alert, a step more serious than the previous orange alert... Read More
02:00pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
A man evacuated from the Maungatapu slip area in the early hours of Saturday morning describes the event as "like a bad dream". Ned Nicely is a 76 year old American... Read More
11:15am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Flights are being delayed or cancelled at Wellington Airport as heavy fog blankets the runways. Some flights can depart but most arrivals are not expected until... Read More
09:48am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
An orange warning for heavy rain remains in force for the Bay of Plenty. In an updated statement today, the MetService says further heavy rain is expected for... Read More
09:31am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Waimarino is a water and adventure park near Bethlehem - you'd think they'd be used to the vagaries that the weather can throw up. But nothing could have prepared... Read More
07:30am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Consumer NZ has produced concrete advice for people impacted by the recent and ongoing weather events. 'The effects of the devastating flooding will be varied... Read More
07:00am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
The washout of the rail link between the Port of Tauranga and central North Island forestry will have a major impact if it is not repaired within coming days,... Read More
06:45am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
A warning alert has gone out to Coromandel Peninsula residents, asking them to prepare of the next bout of weather, and to move away from unstable land. Thames... Read More
06:32am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
UPDATE 3.38pm: A red heavy rain warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. MetService issued the warning at 2.40 pm on January 31 and advised... Read More
04:52pm Mon 30 Jan, 2023
Five houses have been deemed unsafe to live in following a slip in Maungatapu. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a landslide took out multiple houses on Ergret... Read More