Walmer and Harry Polania were woken up at 3am to a torrent of muddy water rushing into their flat.
New Zealand
3:31pm
1:06
The water left the blue station wagon perched on the corner of a roughly 1.2m high corrugated iron fence on Emerson St in Berhampore.
12:03pm
Over a 48-hour window, the capital saw rainfall totals that nearly tripled monthly averages, with some residents describing it as the worst flooding event since Wellington’s disastrous 1976 storm.
6:00am
3:47
Record-breaking torrential rain, 77mm in an hour, has caused significant flooding in several Wellington suburbs.
Monday 12:38pm
Gavin Naftel says his sister-in-law lifted his mother-in-law to safety above a wardrobe and then treaded water, waiting for help.
Monday 12:31pm
Fire and Emergency was alerted to more than 150 incidents, mainly across Vogeltown, Mornington, Newtown, Berhampore, Kingston, Island Bay and surrounding areas.
Monday 8:26am
Emergency operations staff in Lower Hutt have been monitoring river levels throughout the night after heavy rain battered the city on Saturday.
Sun, Apr 19
More than two dozen homes have been evacuated and key state highways closed for a period as intense downpours overwhelmed parts of the region today.
Sat, Apr 18
The trio showed up at the man's Masterton property, cut some branches, trimmed a hedge, and charged him $3500 for the work, which took around two hours.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Apr 17
MetService warns a complex trough will bring heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms to parts of the country this weekend, with Saturday shaping as the wettest day.
Large trees were controversially felled along Queen St, the town’s main shopping strip, to make way for an infrastructure upgrade.
Thu, Apr 16
The as-yet unnamed female was born in the early hours of Good Friday to first-time mum Malika.
A homicide investigation was launched after a man was found dead on the ground outside an address on Malone Rd in Lower Hutt on April 9.
Tue, Apr 14
Wellington Water said crews have now fixed the burst drinking water pipe on Piko Street.
Irene Katsougiannis, 62, was killed in her Miramar home in 2023 by 23-year-old son Soterios Katsougiannis, who died days later in Hong Kong.
Mon, Apr 13
Last month Tiaki Wai released a set of projected charges - including bills of up to $6800 per year in a decade for residents - as it tries to upgrade old, failing infrastructure.
Sat, Apr 11
Officers were called to Malone Rd in Waterloo after a man was reported to be lying on the ground shortly after 8am.
Fri, Apr 10
Award-winning winery Matahiwi could be at risk if the Opaki water race is closed by Masterton District Council.
Business
Thu, Apr 9
Alexia Stoddart from Tommy's Real Estate has had a client lose out on their dream home because of the delays.
It means adult bus and train fares will be the same whether using Snapper or a debit or credit card.
The 36-year-old swimmer told Breakfast it was "really tough" knowing he would be battling hypothermia, sharks and jellyfish every time he entered the water.
Environment
Tue, Apr 7
Ridler’s Swim4TheOcean campaign, aimed at raising awareness about the impacts of bottom trawling, has gathered more than 60,000 signatures.
Sat, Apr 4
Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard said the man's death was now being investigated as a homicide after initially being treated as unexplained.
Fri, Apr 3
Police were called around 7.20am to the Lower Hutt suburb, with armed police responding "as a matter of precaution".
Cordons are in place after a person was discovered dead on Wainuiomata Road at around 9am.
Thu, Apr 2
