More than 500 homes were built in Rotorua last year ... double the $112.2m of consents issued in 2023. According to Stats NZ, new dwelling consents nationwide in 2024 were down 9.8% on 2023.

A Civil Defence centre has been set up in Auckland overnight after intense thunderstorms sparked “significant flooding” across the city. Video / NZ Herald Power outages, shaking houses ...

New Zealand city declares state of emergency as streets and homes flood - Forecasters are warning of a ‘threat to life’ from ...