Category: NZ Finder News

[ad_1] New details on the emergency in Auckland expected from 4pm as authorities warn people to be prepared for more rain both there and in Northland. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Emergency response teams are urging the top of the North Island to get ready for extreme weather, with a potential second “atmospheric river” hitting the upper-North Island next week. Metservice has issued a orange heavy rain warning and thunderstorm watch for Northland, as the heavy rain or “atmospheric river” moves northwards. Northland Civil Defence Read more…

[ad_1] Supplied Martin O’Brien was reported missing after failing to come back from a bush trip. He has since been found. An experienced bushman has been found alive at a remote hut after he was reported missing on the West Coast. Martin O’Brien, aged in his 60s, was reported missing on Tuesday after his family Read more…

[ad_1] Dave Lennard “was one of those guys who could make anything and teach himself how to use new equipment with ease,” friend says; meanwhile a fourth person has been confirmed dead. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Carmel Sepuloni and Transport Minister Michael Wood give updates on the Auckland floods, while a fourth person has been confirmed dead in the flooding in Onewhero. [ad_2]

[ad_1] BLAKE ARMSTRONG The Otago Sparks celebrate one of their wickets against the Central Hinds. The Otago Sparks completed four run-outs on their way to a six-wicket win over the Central Hinds in the Twenty20 Super Smash. Leg-spinner Sophie Oldershaw also claimed three wickets as they dismissed the visitors for 108 at University of Otago Read more…

[ad_1] Carmel Sepuloni will give updates on the Auckland floods from 2pm, while a fourth person has been confirmed dead. [ad_2]

[ad_1] The devastating Auckland floods could be the “biggest weather-related claims event in our history”, with more than 5000 insurance claims lodged as of Sunday morning. The supercity was put into a state of emergency on Friday night as a line of severe thunderstorms unleashed on the region, flooding homes, creating slips and causing havoc Read more…

[ad_1] Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty/Getty Images Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin, pictured arriving at a game last April, has left just 19 minutes after a 6-0 loss to Hibernian. Heard the political phrase “gone by lunchtime”? Well, Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen and manager Jim Goodwin parted company just 19 minutes after a “humiliating’’ 6-0 Read more…

[ad_1] They were flying home, then they weren’t, but their flight went anyway. Martin and Bee Laing are among hundreds of passengers given conflicted information. [ad_2]