Aroha Cook News Today

Six district councils that adopted policies to allow trading on Easter Sunday had let them lapse before this year's public holiday.

The Westland Emergency Management Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has demobilised as of 1300hrs. The worst of the weather has now past and so the focus now turns to supporting the parts of our community most impacted. “It was a relief this morning ...

Westland Emergency Management continues to operate its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the severe weather event affecting the South Westland area. The forecast remains unchanged.

The West Coast is in for a battering as heavy rain, strong winds and a king tide lead to huge waves.

Civil Defence says people should not become complacent about the lull between the two weather fronts moving over the region.

Westland Emergency Management activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at 7am this morning in response to the severe weather event affecting the South Westland area. Te Aroha Cook, Group Controller West Coast Emergency Management advises, “We ...

Some residents have left their homes and a highway is closed by a slip after nearly 300mm of rain in a day.

Residents of a storm-hit South Island settlement are facing several days without power as a “significant rain event” bears down on the West Coast. Some Franz...

Power could be out for days and a highway is closed by multiple slips after nearly 300mm of rain.

Slips have closed a stretch of highway on the West Coast and power is out to some people as heavy rain lasting several days hits the region.