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The North Island could be in for a stormy end to January, with an “upper tropospheric cyclonic vortex” forecast to arrive on our shores by early next week.

A man who died after falling into a manhole and drowning in the New Zealand floods had been livestreaming to social media at the time.

The review was meant to be released by today, but Cyclone Gabrielle meant those involved in the inquiry had to stand-down and more time is needed.

TheindependentreviewintotheperformanceofAucklandofficialsinthewakeoftheJanuaryfloodshasbeendelayed.

Trapped in a concrete coffin and submerged in water, John Purkis thought: “This is it. This is how I am going to go out.”
As the retired policeman drifted

New Zealand’s biggest city had its wettest month in January, with more than half a metre of rainfall in central Auckland - smashing a record from 1869.
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Four lives have tragically been claimed by raging floodwaters and slips caused by an extreme and unprecedented deluge of rain across Auckland and Waikato o

Four lives have tragically been claimed by raging floodwaters and slips caused by an extreme and unprecedented deluge of rain across Auckland and Waikato on Friday.

Authorities have issued severe weather warnings for New Zealand's largest city and surrounding towns.

The National Emergency Management Agency advises people to stay out of floodwaters. Even water just 15 centimetres deep can sweep you off your feet. Floodw