The rainfall is overwhelming water treatment plants, and residents have been urged to conserve water immediately.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, along with other close relatives attended.
Johnson's stance has worried the government’s chief scientific advisor, who sees no reason to discourage people from working from home.
Ginsburg's history with cancer goes back more than 20 years.
The 100-year-old war veteran was recognised for his NZ$66.5 million fundraising effort for the NHS.
It's understood the incident took place on Arthur Street.
Approximately 800 jobs are expected to be generated through the projects.
A woman from Kaikohe had to be helicoptered to hospital overnight to have her baby, while midwives have been stranded at hospitals by rising floodwaters.
The news was announced in a statement by the Ministry of Health at 1pm this afternoon.
National's transport spokesperson says National hasn't worked out the cost of building tunnels under the Brynderwyn and Kaimai ranges.
The Hikuwai River in the Uawa catchment peaked to levels not seen since 2005.
Police said two people looked to be uninjured from the crash, but one was taken to hospital with a possible medical complaint afterwards.
She said the National caucus had made its position on Mr Peters “very plain” that it wouldn’t work with NZ First.
“It’s very empowering, actually, having a drill," she says as she put a hoarding up with her name as leader.
The All Blacks skipper says that he can't see things staying the same in Super Rugby.
Bryn Gatland won't play for the Highlanders tomorrow after his early season heroics.
The Chiefs are one defeat away from equalling a club record six in a row.
The Hurricanes claimed a 29-27 victory in a high scoring Super Rugby Aotearoa thriller.
The NZ First leader says he was feeling great and was ready to go for the election campaign.
Told he might never walk again, Fatialofa continues to make impressive strides.
There is no ill-will towards the four players heading home, says Tohu Harris.
Huge downpours hit Northland overnight, cutting off parts of the region and flooding roads.
The district got 220mm of rain in 10 hours.
The Pulse remain undefeated in 2020 after closing out a 44-38 win in Auckland.
One cleaner told 1 NEWS recent job cuts at her isolation hotel have been putting remaining staff under immense pressure.
Rio Tinto said it remained committed to safely removing the ouvea premix.
The Hurricanes second-five showed off serious pace for his try against the Blues.
The now-Blues star crossed over for his first try with his new side, before they slipped to a 29-27 defeat.
