Fallout, partly from cyclones Gabrielle and Hale, brings proposals to penalise a long list of "lifeline" providers for a lack of foresight.
They're nutritious, delicious and, most of all in these rocky times, they're cheap.
Daylight has confirmed surface flooding across the roading network in low-lying areas and flood-damage to some properties across Auckland.
Firefighters were called to the three-storey residential apartment block near Stephen Avenue in Henderson, shortly before 8.30pm yesterday.
An earlier amber alert has been lifted after the teenager was found safe this afternoon.
State Highway 25 was earlier closed at Manaia after the river burst its banks and flooded the highway.
Police were called to Mill Rd following a crash between a car and a cyclist shortly after 10.30am.
Lawson finished 11th and 14th in the first two practice sessions overnight as he continues to get familiar with his Racing Bulls Car.
Residents given new alerts after being already shaken by severe sheet lightning, thunder and deluge, hard on the heels of ex-Cyclone Tam.
Sam Johnson was instrumental in establishing the Student Volunteer Army that mobilised 11,000 members at its peak.
Police had set up a checkpoint at Kmart Petone to monitor anti-social drivers before being confronted.
Dozens of cars had loose tar and chip seal piling onto their tyres, slowing them to an almost undrivable speed.
Nelson Hospital cardiologist Dr Tammy Pegg is the ninth doctor to speak to 1News about concerns staffing levels are having on patients in the region.