Thousands without power, evacuations as wild weather hammers lower North Island

Wild NZ storm disrupts flights, thousands without power

Flights have been cancelled and roads closed in parts of NZ's North Island after a wild storm smashed the region and left some 30,000 properties without power.

Wild weather moving south as North Island takes battering

A tree down in front of Our Lady of The Rosary School in Lower Hutt. Photo: RNZ The wild weather that has battered the North Island appears set to make its way south.

Thousands without power, evacuations as wild weather hammers lower North Island

Wellingtonians have been warned to stay indoors if possible.

Live weather: Evacuations, power cuts, roads closed as severe gales, rain batter lower North Island

People have been evacuated in Manawatū and on the coast of the Tararua District due to rising river levels.

New Zealand's North Island braces for more rain amid widespread...

New Zealand's weather bureau has issued a warning for heavy rain and strong winds across the country's North Island tonight. The warning comes a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home evacuations. Authorities said a man was killed yesterday after his car became submerged in floodwaters on a highway. MetService said there was a "threat to life from dangerous river conditions, significant flooding and slips" as a deepening …

New Zealand's North Island braces for more rain amid widespread 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.