Residents in Canterbury's Selwyn district say record rainfalls that pelted the region were the most they have ever seen.

Christchurch has been placed under a state of emergency. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell made the announcement at ...

The Selwyn district declared an emergency as New Zealand is facing a severe weather crisis with the central Canterbury floods ...

A local state of emergency remains in place for Christchurch and Banks Peninsla due to widespread flooding and slips. It's just been lifted in the Selwyn District. Although weather warnings have now ...

The State of Emergency in Selwyn has been lifted, but it will continue in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula until at least tomorrow, as the region starts the clean up process after being inundated in ...

Rescue helicopter footage shows the extent of flooding across the Canterbury Plains and slips are expected to occur overnight ...

Weather warnings lifted around the country.

Heavy rain is drenching Canterbury, causing a slip, surface flooding and road closures, with downpours forecast to continue ...

Kiwis are counting the cost after wild weather tore across the country, bringing flooding and slips and forcing ...

Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's Southern Island, is under a state of emergency due to heavy rain causing ...

A helicopter crew called in to transport a resident on New Zealand’s South Island captured bird’s-eye footage which revealed the extent of flooding in Canterbury.This video, posted to Facebook by GCH ...