RNZ is New Zealand's statutory civil defence lifeline ... People in need of help to reach the evacuation centre should phone 03-477-4000. The initial evacuation centre at St Clair Golf Club ...

Evacuation centres have been set up and ... and weakened infrastructure have made homes more vulnerable to flooding. Air New Zealand, the national carrier, has cancelled several domestic flights ...

Dunedin residents have spent a miserable night in cars and evacuation centres after fleeing ... The Foresters self-evacuated about 2.30am as the flooding intensified. “Water was coming up ...

That makes us anxious' Cyclone Gabrielle floods streets of Auckland as New Zealand braces for an 'extreme and unprecedented' weather event.

Wairau River flood protection 'did not experience any issues and functioned well' says rivers and drainage engineering ...

Dozens of evacuation centres have also been ... and surrounding areas endured record rainfall and flooding which killed four people. New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was among those ...

Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell told Jack Tame that he was at Saint Clair’s golf club and witnessed them set up the evacuation centre. Mitchell says that volunteers have helped turn ...

At least 24 people were killed in the Philippines after a tropical storm caused widespread flooding and landslides. Tropical ...

Made with funding from NZ On Air. Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence ... the majority of the part of the town recently hit by floods. General evacuation advice remained the same: evacuate and get outside ...

It’s often stormy on the coast and the residents are used to floods and power cuts. They don’t seem to mind: it’s the price they pay for living in paradise. But Gabrielle was different.