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Authorities urge caution in flood wake
Civil Defence warns of unstable ground and hidden hazards in the wake of the Nelson Tasman floods.

Marist and Waimea win Tasman Trophy finals
Marist beat Waimea Old Boys in the men’s final after the Waimea women held on for a one-point victory over Kahurangi in the women’s decider.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties in Nelson Tasman after damaging floods and more heavy rain on Thursday.

Telcos defends response after Tasman mobile outages
After being criticised by the mayor and derided by locals, the Telecommunications Forum is defending the response to reception outages during Tasman’s storms.

‘If I did I’d probably get sacked’: Bombers young gun Caddy on the risk behind that stunning goal
Nate Caddy will happily accept the goal of the year award if it comes his way. In exciting news for suffering Essendon fans, one of the AFL’s hottest properties sees his long-term future in the red and black.

Fine weekend weather for most of Aotearoa as flooding eases
While Taranaki and Tasman are still cleaning up after flooding, the rest of the country is heading into a calmer, drier weekend.

Weather live updates: Hail, storms to lash North Island as emergency extends in flood-hit south
The civil emergency in Nelson-Tasman was extended for seven days.

‘Had to leave my five cats inside’: Tasman woman describes tractor escape from flooding
She said going home had been “heartbreaking”, while authorities in the region say recovery will cost millions.

Calls for government to prioritise upgrades to emergency phone-line
Tasman lost much of its mobile and internet coverage during Thursday's extreme weather.

Slip causes fault impacting 111 calls, mobile, internet services in Golden Bay
Chorus hopes to have the broken fibreoptic cable repaired by late Thursday afternoon as Tasman residents brace for more rain.

Logging truck driver dies in crash in Tasman region
The serious crash unit is trying to determine if the weather played a part in the person's death, police say.

Waitangi Tribunal registers claim calling for urgent hearing into fast tracked plans to mine seabed off Patea
The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngati Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals Act 2024.

Weather: Flood-impacted areas begin recovery after barrage of downpours
A state of emergency remains in place for the flood-damaged Nelson-Tasman region after much of the country was battered by a barrage of downpours.

'Be super careful': Authorities warn of unstable ground, hidden hazards following Nelson Tasman floods
Residents are asked to stay vigilant while surveying damage, with silt, debris, and river changes creating possibly dangerous conditions.

Hundreds of homes assessed following 'one-in-100-year' Nelson Tasman flooding
Crews have assessed nearly 650 properties after record-setting rain left homes damaged and roads destroyed across the top of the South Island.

Tasman begins to regroup after Motupiko River bursts banks
Across the sodden Tasman district, with rain still falling, the clean-up continues. Almost every winter, a flood hits Quinney's Bush Camp, with the Motupiko River spilling into the back of...

Chiefs to sign Wallabies midfielder - report
Another Australian is set to follow James O’Connor’s lead by playing his Super Rugby on this side of the Tasman.

Tasman residents relieved as latest storm passes, recovery expected to cost millions
Meanwhile, mayor Tim King says the "nightmare" telecommunications situation will likely be a major topic of review.

As it happened: Evacuations as new barrage of rain arrives, warnings, watches around country
Taranaki experienced widespread flooding as a state of emergency has been extended by a week in Nelson Tasman.

Emergency services responding to serious truck crash in Wairoa Valley, Tasman
A truck rolled on Wairoa Gorge Rd around 9.40am on Thursday, with police saying they were attending the “serious” crash.