The Latest Breaking News from Auckland

Auckland floods: city begins clean-up after ‘biggest climate event’ in New Zealand’s history

As rain and flooding eases, attention turns to assessing the scale of the damage after four people were killed by unprecedented extreme weather

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023

The worst of the rain to hit New Zealand's Auckland may have passed

The worst of the forecast rain moved away from New Zealand's flood-ravaged biggest city on Wednesday after inflicting what the finance minister described as probably the "biggest non-earthquake event" in the country's history.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2023

Hipkins revives Labour’s fortunes – but the election will be about more than ‘bread and butter issues’

With a cabinet reshuffle just a day after two polls showing Labour ahead again – in which he promoted more Māori MPs to the front bench, created a new Minister for Auckland portfolio and drew a line under the previous administration by demoting several of Jacinda Ardern’s senior ministers –…

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

Weather tracker: Auckland hit by wettest January on record

High temperatures allow more moisture to be held in atmosphere, with Westport in South Island recording its hottest day

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

New Zealand city to get more dangerous rainfall after flood

A dangerous amount of rain is forecast for New Zealand's most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a storm that claimed four lives

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast

Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand's largest city said on Monday, as insurers counted the costs of what looks likely to be the country's most expensive weather event ever.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

Death toll rises as New Zealand hit by heavy rain and landslides

Auckland - New Zealand’s largest city of 1.6 million people - remained under a state of emergency on Sunday

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2023

Auckland floods: even stormwater reform won’t be enough – we need a ‘sponge city’ to avoid future disasters

We’ve built our cities to be vulnerable to – and exacerbate – major weather events such as the one we saw in Auckland on Friday. While almost no city in the world could fully escape the effects of four months’ worth of rain in 24 hours, there are many things…

The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023

New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

New Zealand's death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

Auckland ‘clobbered’ with record-breaking downpour and massive floods

Rain that would typically fall in the course of a summer fell in a single day, weather agencies say

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023