In the Coromandel, authorities said the peninsula has been completely cut off on Sunday after heavy rain pummelled the region, causing flooding and slips. Waitomo District Mayor John Roberston said the district had experienced widespread flooding and heavy rain, with reports of flooding, slips and inundation. Residents in already hard-hit areas like Auckland, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty are on watch for thunderstorms and more heavy rain. “Heavy rain affected parts of Bay of Plenty and Coromandel overnight and there will be more rain today, in particular for Coromandel." A Heavy Rain Warning remains for the Coromandel Peninsula until 6pm, as heavy showers and possible thunderstorms continue to pass over the area.

Video / Carmen HallChildren, screaming and covered in mud, were caught in the rubble of at least three homes damaged in a Tauranga landslide last night. Neighbour Hayley Vincent saw the aftermath of a landslide that destroyed homes on Egret Ave in Tauranga. Five kids crawled out of the rubble of the home, screaming and covered in mud. Dave and Sue Harding outside the landslide on Egret Ave, Tauranga, that destroyed homes. A Tauranga City Council media statement said the residents of the evacuated homes were staying with friends and family while damage is assessed today.

POOL FOOTAGE Prime Minister Chris Hipkins surveys the damage caused by the flooding in Auckland. On the groundSupplied Surf Life Saving volunteers were out in numbers in west Auckland as they ferried people to safety. Supplied Seventy-nine people were rescued by surf lifesavers in West Auckland. Amberleigh Jack/Stuff A Coastguard building at French Bay in West Auckland was damaged due to a slip. Lawrence Smith/Stuff Pine Rd and Candia Rd in west Auckland were swamped.

Embedded in the main band of rain, severe thunderstorms developed in the unstable air over the Auckland region. But, as the climate continues to warm, the amount of water vapour in the air increases. I am confident climate change contributed significantly to the incredible volume of rain that fell so quickly in Auckland this time. One degree of warming in the air translates, on average, to about 7 percent more water vapour in that air. The globe and New Zealand have experienced a bit over a degree of warming in the past century, and we have measured the increasing water vapour content.

Chris Hipkins was faced with his first emergency as Prime Minister less than three days in, as Auckland experienced extreme weather on Friday. Chris Hipkins visited Auckland yesterday after the record-breaking rainfall led to flooding, slips, property damage, and four deaths. NZ Herald political reporter Adam Pearse says that Chris Hipkins didn't have much presence in Saturday's press conference, with Auckland mayor Wayne Brown and the Civil Defence speakers upstaging Hipkins. LISTEN ABOVE

Andrew Marshall's home he was temporarily living in was washed down the driveway during Auckland's wettest day ever. Video / NZ HeraldAndrew Marshall's home he was temporarily living in was washed down the driveway during Auckland's wettest day ever. We had a flood about a year and a half ago and that tiny home was our temporary home was our emergency accommodation after the first flood,” Marshall said. Trushar Maisuria arriving to survey the damage to his Don Buck Road home after the worst rain on record for Auckland hit last night. So far this month 32cm of rain has been recorded - a “massive” amount, MetService said.

The next update from the Auckland Emergency Management officials is at 4pm today. Auckland Emergency Management Controller Rachel Kelleher said 19 homes across the region have been red-stickered. The commission said Flight NZ 124 from Melbourne landed at Auckland International Airport during wind gusts and very heavy rain. That is the highest level since the airport weather station began collecting data in 1962, beating its own previous record by 50 per cent. At press time, Auckland Airport said there would be no international passenger departures until 5am Sunday, and no international arrivals until 7am.

New Study Reveals Arctic Ice, Tracked Both Above and Below, Is Freezing LaterA chronological listing of news articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Jan 22, 2023 thru Sat, Jan 28, 2023. Story of the Week...

60% of journalists are now women in NZ and many are ardent fans of woke middle class identity politics (just check their twitter feeds to confirm that) and so the main lens of journalism in NZ is now identity. No better has this been made painfully apparent than in the woke media’s coverage of the appointment of Carmel Sepuloni. Read The Spinoff, Stuffs and NZ Heralds review of her appointment and it’s all identity politics soaked ‘you go girl’ feminism that champions her being the first Pacific Island Deputy. For the woke, diversity and representation are the only currency, meritocracy is a heteronormative white male privilege and nothing matters more than identity. Which is deeply problematic because a critical analysis of Carmel Sepuloni’s time as Social Welfare Minister highlights how shallow The Spinoff, Stuff and NZ Heralds ‘journalism’ is.

To get to the other side of the inflation rate!” ChatGPT replied. The tradable inflation rate (the international stuff) was muddied by an exceptionally large spike in airfares which wiped out the gains from lower petrol prices. Like the ASB economists, I’m still leaning towards the Reserve Bank doing just that, with a final 75 basis-point hike next month. The Reserve Bank under Governor Adrian Orr has yanked rates up again. Photo / Mark Mitchell, Herald montageI’m conflicted of course, and have previously written about concerns that the Reserve Bank could overdo the hikes and damage the economy.

"Some of the stuff that came from some of those people who wanted to communicate stuff that they didn't know," he said. Earlier, Today FM producer Tom Day tweeted that Brown had refused an interview on Friday morning because "I am playing tennis then anyway". I'm thinking of all of Auckland and it was very hard to get a clear picture of what was happening across all of Auckland. There's no sense communicating if you haven't got clear stuff to communicate." Mayor Brown then left the press conference.

Hundreds of people were stranded at Auckland Airport overnight after parts of the terminal were flooded and flights were cancelled. Air New Zealand said it had resumed domestic flights to and from Auckland on Saturday afternoon but did not say when international flights would resume. Auckland Airport has been assessing the damage to our international airport and has unfortunately confirmed that no international flights will be able to operate today. – Auckland Airport (@AKL_Airport) January 28, 2023“The flooding has had a significant impact on our Auckland operations,” said David Morgan, chief executive of aviation safety. “It’s been a long and difficult night at Auckland airport, we thank everyone for their patience,” he wrote.

Auckland Airport said it would reopen for domestic arrivals and departures from 12pm today. Other than the pilot on the plane, who had been “excellent”, there had been little to zero communication from Air New Zealand or airport staff in charge, the man said. “This Is the biggest airport in New Zealand and an international airport and there is no communication. Emma and Sarah Hart outside Auckland international terminal this morning. The women spent the night in the international terminal, until they were told to come out about 7am today.

Video / SuppliedA 3-year-old boy was rescued by lifeguards as he slept on a floating couch inside a home in Kumeu overnight. Three people are dead, and another unaccounted for with wild weather and heavy rain causing widespread damage across Auckland, with flooding, evacuations, and transport chaos. Photo / Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Search and Rescue squad. “The water level in the house was sort of chest-deep and there was a poor little 3-year-old kid, quite a heart-wrenching picture really, sleeping on a couch. Photo / Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Search and Rescue squad.

Anthony Kiedis (right) and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Photo / ODTAnthony Kiedis (right) and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Photo / ODTA female police officer was punched in the face at last night’s Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Dunedin. A 19-year-old woman was arrested and charged with assault and the officer was not injured, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said. Police made four arrests but were pleased were pleased with the crowd’s behaviour.