Homes were evacuated, floods covered districts, and slips blocked roads and took lives. RNZ looks at just how devastating last week's storm was.

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We're starting our first show of 2026 looking at the tragic events at Mt Maunganui. While lots of locals are still in a state ...

Police have named the man who was found dead in the Mahurangi River near Warkworth as Tekanimaeu Arobati, 47, from Kiribati. ...

ABC Wantok Program for 26 January 2026.

Two people have been taken to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after a reported dog attack. Emergency services were called to ...

About 100 people came together to mourn Sharon Maccanico, one of six people missing after the slip at a holiday park last ...

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation ...

River monitoring equipment that is "absolutely critical" for timely flood warnings has been damaged by thieves on two ...

The fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti has flipped the US gun debate, with pro-gun groups and Democrats both criticising ...

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The recovery teams are working in conditions that remain highly dangerous after six people were apparently killed in a ...