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Pictures taken from a helicopter on 8 July 2026 of flooding in the Kaikōura region.
Caption:Pictures taken from a helicopter on 8 July 2026 of flooding in the Kaikōura region.Photo credit:Canterbury Regional CouncilDamage to Cape Palliser Road on the southern coast of Wairarapa caused by heavy rain 10 days ago.RNZ / Baz Macdonald
Adam McManaway trying to restore power to fences to stop stock getting out on Kaikōura’s Rorrisons Road after heavy rain on July 8, 2026.
The main street of Martinborough
MetService’s weather watches and warnings on the morning of 10 April. Weather watches are denoted by yellow, while warnings are orange.
A team of volunteers has been filling sandbags for hours at Dunedin Ice Stadium.
An umbrella in heavy rain.
An umbrella in heavy rain.
thermometer with plus temperature sticking out of the snow in the winter forest
Mediterranean Motel Kaikōura
Kopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu Road
The Wairoa River in Northern Hawke’s Bay
Will Jordan is all smiles after becoming the All Blacks all-time leading try scorer.
Musicians Ngoi Pēwhairangi and Dalvanius Prime co-wrote ‘Poi E’ by the Pātea Māori Club.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the “Secure America Act” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. The bill provides around $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Border Patrol and another $5 billion for unforeseen costs, effectively ensuring a steady flow of money for Trump’s deportation agenda through fiscal 2029.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 11: Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Government House on July 11, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Prime Minister Modi is making his first official visit to Auckland after the signing of a free trade agreement with New Zealand. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell