People made more than 2,000 calls for assistance and 70 evacuations around Auckland - the nation's largest city - due to the inundation, the New Zealand Herald reported Saturday.

The Coromandel is facing yet another long weekend of cancelled hospitality bookings. Last weekend, it had a subdued Auckland Anniversary weekend because of flooding in Auckland and the Coromandel ...

Hundreds of customers were without power and there has been widespread disruption on the roads on day two of bad weather ...

Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand's South Island to flee their homes on Wednesday and left hundreds of tourists stranded at the remote Milford Sound beauty spot.

The flooding is likely to be among New Zealand’s most destructive and costly weather events. The Insurance Brokers Association estimates that the industry will face close to $1 billion in claims.