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Some of the country's most well-known sporting identities have descended on a tiny outback town rebranded to launch Australia ...
In North-East Tasmania, a dam built to supply the Mount Paris tin mine in 1936 hides away in the bush, ununsed for decades, ...
The weekend announcement of a new rain radar came after years of campaigning, with the region considered a national blank spot.
Huge Southern Ocean swells generated by a series of cold fronts are bearing down on three of Australia coastlines, and parts ...
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
Reports show 30 Camp Mystic structures were removed from a 100-year National Flood Insurance map repeatedly, loosening camp oversight.
Tasman and Nelson in New Zealand are facing severe rainstorms. These regions have experienced three such events in just over two weeks. Local authorities have declared a state of emergency. Experts ...
Nelson-Tasman's again under a state of emergency, with the potential for flooding, slips, and evacuations. Tasman Mayor Tim King says the damage from two weeks ago is making things significantly ...
At 4:47 pm on Thursday 10 July 2025, Tasman Mayor Tim King declared a State of Emergency for the Nelson Tasman region. This is a pre-emptive step, due to the existing conditions in the region ...
The region is still recovering from widespread flooding, but further heavy rain has been forecast for the afternoon.
Residents from Auckland to Tasman face downpours, with the flood-hit South Island regions bracing for a 'worst-case scenario'.