SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure of roads and bridges, as a powerful storm that caused widespread ...

Low pressure system funnels rain over already saturated areas, compounding risk of further flooding ...

Floods cause power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and are linked to the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged on a highway.

A man has been killed, thousands of properties are without power, and flights have been cancelled.

WELLINGTON: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed New Zealand in recent days, killing one man, flooding large areas and ...

Firefighters helped two people escape their cars after they drove into floodwaters overnight amid a deluge hitting the Banks Peninsula.

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand's weather forecaster on Sunday warned of intensifying heavy rain and severe gales for the country's North Island, a day after floods linked to the death of one ...

A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand's South Waikato region after a man died when his car became submerged ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand was bracing for more heavy rains on Saturday after floods swept through one regional centre, causing power outages, road collapses and home evacuations while a man's ...

Flights cancelled and 30,000 without power as freak storm brings 193kmph winds to New Zealand - ‘Extremely unusual’ wind gust ...

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