Storms

Hawke's Bay locals irked as river level site crashes amid heavy rain

Storm-hit Hawke's Bay residents were left frustrated last night after a council site used to monitor...

Diggers, cranes, helicopters brought in to clear up Akl's waterways

West Auckland's Ōpanuku Stream often gets clogged up with debris, causing it to overflow, putting ho...

One in six post-cyclone recovery visa workers overstaying

Immigration figures show one in six workers who came into the country on the post-Cyclone Recovery V...

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam storm deaths rise to 141

A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 22 people and leaving dozens ...

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found

The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers r...