Following a helicopter survey, Tasman's deputy mayor says damage to the Motueka Valley is more extensive than could be seen ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island's largest city, Christchurch ...

Clear-felled forests on erosion-prone land are one bad rainstorm away from disaster. But with well planned, careful ...