Duke and Duchess of Cambridge send message to flood-affected Kiwis

Late Queen Elizabeth's legacy looms over monarchy 100 years after her birth

During her 70-year reign she evolved from the glamorous young sovereign to beloved national grandmother.

Wellington car on fence after flood like 'a surreal artwork'

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.

'A storm every eight days': Claims triple to country's biggest insurer

An increasing number of severe weather events were now happening in spring and summer, IAG says.

What made Wellington’s deluge so intense?

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.