Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SYDNEY, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Heavy rain pummelled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, triggering flooding and forcing the closure ...

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula are being lashed by heavy rain as the wild weather moves south, causing flooding in Akaroa. Downpours have turned the harbour township's recreation ground into a lake, ...

Police in New Zealand were searching for a man who was swept away while attempting to cross a river as authorities warned of life-threatening conditions amid flooding and landslides following days of ...

The town of Akaroa on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway 75 closed because of slips and flooding that swamped Little River. A local state of emergency was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A car drives through flooding in Kaipara Flats on January 21, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand (Getty Images) Police in New Zealand ...