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Govt commits $600,000 to flood recovery as South Island communities face aftermath of adverse weather Newshub 8 hrs ago Rachel Sadler © Video - Newshub; Image - Newshub / Supplied Watch: Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi spoke about the flooding on Sunday. The Government is contributing $600,000 to help residents affected by this weekend's floods in the South Island with their recovery efforts. While weather conditions are beginning to clear, heavy rainfall caused significant flooding in Marlborough, Tasman, and Buller on Saturday, and around 900 people...

Watch: Kris Faafoi addresses media after flooding, evacuations in South Island Newshub 6 hrs ago This livestream has finished. Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi held a press conference after parts of the South Island were flooded and areas were evacuated. A State of Emergency was declared in the Marlborough District on Saturday, with around 900 people evacuated from their homes as heavy rainfall caused significant flooding.  Residents in Renwick, Spring Creek, Tuamarina, and the Lower Wairau were given evacuation orders on Saturday. Initially, Renwick residents were the ...

Multibillion-dollar water reforms proposed to stop average household bills reaching $9000 by 2051 Newshub 2 hrs ago Zane Small © Newshub / Supplied Watch: The Whangārei District Council voted to withdraw from the Government's controversial plan to reform the country's water infrastructure. The Government is proposing to establish four publicly-owned entities to take responsibility for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure to stop average household bills reaching $9000 by 2051. A report by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland estimates that New Ze...

Live - Evacuated residents can return home as huge swells continue to flood coastal roads, damaging at least one house Newshub 1 hour ago Lana Andelane © Video - The AM Show; Image - Newshub / Supplied Watch: Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office regional manager Jeremy Holmes on The AM Show. The Antarctic blast is continuing to wreak havoc across New Zealand as the wild weather settles in for a second day.  Aucklanders are waking up to a bitterly cold morning after shivering through one of the coldest nights of the year, with overnight temperatures plummeting ...

Footage of Auckland man driving from passenger seat sparks warning Newshub 17 hrs ago Ireland Hendry-Tennent © Supplied Watch: A video of a man driving from the passenger seat has sparked a police warning. Footage of an Auckland man "driving" from the passenger seat of his car has sparked a police warning.  The video, which was posted to a community Facebook page on Thursday, shows a man sitting in the passenger seat of his car and leaning over to steer.   Newshub understands the incident occurred in the west Auckland suburb of Massey.  In the footage, the man can be ...