Tag: weather
Dam levels rising but more rain needed
Our dams are slowly but surely filling up but are still way off water levels for this time of year.
But there is still more...
Queen’s Birthday Weekend road warning: Heavy traffic and changeable weather conditions
One of the busiest weekends on New Zealand roads is upon us.
With thousands of Kiwis heading out on long road journeys, Police, the NZ...
Tree removal begins at house damaged in storm
The Shelly Park family whose house was partially crushed by a massive tree in last Tuesday's storm are looking for a temporary home.
It could...
Woman hurt after tree crashes into house
UPDATED 12:05PM A Shelly Park family is counting its lucky stars after a massive tree partially destroyed the family home in last night's storm.
An enormous...
Best intentions stuck in mud
The wet weather is once again bad news for the state of our parks and reserves.
Over the weekend, an Auckland Council ride-on mower became...
Mayor surveys storm damage
As the storm that battered the country earlier this year becomes a distant memory, the focus is turning to how to prepare for the...
Storm ravages east Auckland
The cleanup is continuing in east Auckland after last week's stormy weather battered the region.
Summer storm batters Auckland
Auckland residents and holidayers are facing day two of the summer storm currently battering the North Island.
The storm downed trees, flooded roads and caused...
Lightning blows up garden, fuseboxes
A Cockle Bay couple is counting its lucky stars after lightning struck its property, blasting the garden and blowing up two fuseboxes.
Ashley and wife...
Snow in east Auckland?
Last Thursday, east Auckland experienced clouds, rain, hail, thunder and lightning and...snow?
One Mellons Bay resident was shocked to discover a load of what looked...
Cyclone Cook creeps closer
Auckland residents are being urged to prepare for a wet lead up to Easter as Cyclone Cook inches closer to New Zealand.
The storm, which...
‘Like waking up in a river’
Tuesday night was a standard one for Grant Henson and his family. Like most of us, he went to bed listening to the rain...
Wild weather moves on
You could be forgiven for half-expecting to see Noah's Ark floating down the road at some point in the last week as continuous downpours...
Sunshine after the storm
Residents of south eastern Auckland will be surveying the damage this morning following yesterday's dramatic weather.
The storm caused severe flooding and traffic chaos as...
Morning commuter alert: South east Auckland affected by flooding
See more storm damage photos here.
Severe localised flooding has caused damage and disruption to areas of Auckland's south eastern coast and inland Papakura.
Drivers are...
