Auckland Council

WELLINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Flood ravaged Auckland is expected to receive further heavy rain over the coming days, according to the city's council, ...

Fire and Emergency Service received 30 call outs in the previous 12 hours, including responding to a landslide when a carport slid down a hill. Four people have now lost their lives in the flash floods that have hit Auckland since over the last three days and millions of dollars of damage has occurred. The city has experience record levels of rainfall since Friday. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "The number of claims is expected to rise further over the coming days, with the event still unfolding and as customers identify damage to their property," IAG said in a statement. WELLINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Flood ravaged Auckland is expected to receive further heavy rain over the coming days, according to the city’s council, even as people start to count the cost of the flash floods that have hit New Zealand’s largest city since Friday.

Those with homes teetering on cliff edges are facing an anxious few days to see if more heavy rain will cause further drama for their properties.

But the home itself, understood to be built upon a foundation of solid rock, was unaffected and escaped stickering. One woman said she was too upset to speak. Red stickers mean an inspector has assessed a property as unsafe to enter.

Orange heavy rain warnings are in place for Auckland including Great Barrier Island and Northland. Authorities have told Aucklanders to stay home unless they ...

"We're looking at about the same volume of rain and again, the risk of downpours. Airline representation outside confirmed check-in times can be very limited," Auckland Airport said in a statement. "Fortunately, the vast majority of the animals in our care are safe and well. is closed due to slips. "Our concern, of course, is that Auckland is really vulnerable to rain. There have been 348 calls in the past 24 hours. This is the area that got hit hardest last night." Needs assessments and support, including accommodation, are being provided. This included the skinks, scheltopusiks and beaded dragons of Lizard Lane, American alligators and New Zealand reptiles." Motorists should expect delays with a detour via Waipu / Mangawhai. He said the actions of the captain and crew of the Kaitaki were "commendable" in managing the situation. The flooding has also led to "significant" damage to buildings, and there "has been loss of animal feed, equipment and office supplies".

Orange heavy rain warnings are currently in place for the following regions: Northland from 4am tomorrow - 4am Wednesday. Auckland including Great Barrier ...

Today, around 25,000 international travellers are expected to arrive or depart Auckland Airport on 61 inbound and 61 outbound flights. Due to a 37-hour international travel closure, it is experiencing high volumes of people inside the terminal as travellers seek to rebook cancelled flights. - Clean up, drain and dry interior areas as quickly as possible. The airport’s customer team also supported the 80 people who slept in the terminal overnight. - We advise avoiding direct contact with any remaining water; switch off the electricity supply at the fuse box if it is safe to do so. - People using medical equipment that relies on electricity should let their retailer know if they are without power. - A group of 30 travellers spent the night at Auckland Airport marae, following the 30 travellers who slept in the wharenui Saturday night. - Take photos and videos of the damage and anything that needs to be thrown away before starting the clean-up, for insurance purposes. - Ambassadors are at the rail bus stops at Britomart, Newmarket and Otahuhu assisting customers. - Northland from 4am tomorrow - 4am Wednesday. - 80 per cent of bus services are operating, including bus rail replacements, with cancellations due to a water-damaged fleet and drivers unable to come to work. - Auckland from 1pm tomorrow - 4am Wednesday.

Retired building inspectors are among those Auckland Council has recruited to help it do quick initial inspections of buildings damaged by floods.

We don’t want anyone to get hurt unnecessarily.” “Prohibiting someone from entering their own building is a really big step. We just want to make sure that when you do, you’re doing it safely,” he said.

Hipkins said Brown's response to the flood is "not for me to judge".

Auckland has a big clean-up job and faces uncertainty with severe weather forecast, but the prime minister would not be drawn on the Auckland mayor's ...

Two-metre high water in some cases - it's just unbelievable." "Even if it was ... ["A lot of people have unfortunately lost everything" - Councillor Richard Hills duration 4:25](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018875594/councillor-says-there-could-have-been-more-communication-when-flooding-hit) ["A lot of people have unfortunately lost everything" - Councillor Richard Hills](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018875594/councillor-says-there-could-have-been-more-communication-when-flooding-hit) so it's still a very challenging time for Auckland." ["A big, big cleanup job ahead of Auckland" - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins duration 7:15](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018875589/challenging-time-ahead-for-auckland-prime-minister-hipkins) ["A big, big cleanup job ahead of Auckland" - Prime Minister Chris Hipkins](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018875589/challenging-time-ahead-for-auckland-prime-minister-hipkins) He said there was a lot of anger, confusion and anxiety, and although it was a fast-moving situation, more information could have been put out.

After being flooded twice in two years, should some West Auckland homes be removed? A veteran Auckland politician thinks so.

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Aucklanders are being urged to stay away from closed beaches and avoid contaminated floodwaters, as a second deluge threatens to again swamp Auckland's ...

“When it mixes with water, that’s a big problem. . . “Whatever revisions we see to the Government’s Three Waters plans,” Wilson said, “we need to ensure that our water supplies and storm and sewerage systems can deal with what climate change is going to throw at us”. it’s a pretty extraordinary event.” “We’ll stay in touch with [Watercare] over the next sort of 24 to 48 hours, but with the prospect of more rain coming through, we’ll just have to see where we’re at,” he said. “All of these can be spread through waterborne infection, and in a big city like Auckland there’ll be a lot of bugs like these in the sewerage system,” he said.

Danica Paki yesterday said her award-winning restored house on the side of the maunga was in danger after a landslide and trees came down around 6pm on Friday.

“I fear that the island of trees and a huge amount of earth will move. The trees could topple and crush the houses. In the coming day or days, once the trees have been removed and risk averted, the placards will be changed to reflect the new situation. Those trees she estimated were up to 80m tall but they now have no roots connecting them into the ground. I’ve also contacted local Mt Albert MP Jacinda Ardern and she’s undertaken to visit the neighbours whose places are beside Danica’s place.” I understand they will be using an excavator and helicopter,” he said.

MetService National weather: January 30th - 2nd February. The Erebus memorial planned for Auckland's Dove-Myer Robinson Park could fall victim to Friday's ...

We have been ignored by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage but also Auckland Council,” Malcolm said. The planned national memorial has stalled following protests, concerns over a large neighbouring pōhutukawa, and claims the tone of the gardens will change. A large slip in the lower part of the park into Judges Bay caused by the rain has raised concerns about cantilevering the concrete and steel structure over the park.

A small business owner claims his offers to supply Auckland Council and Civil Defence with sandbags have been ignored. Kyle Dransfield, owner and operator ...

We can produce about 500 of them an hour,” Dransfield said. “You get the runaround,” Dransfield said. “The maximum you’d pay for one sandbag is $8.

State of local emergency: For disruption information as well as details on how to contact us to report damage visit our Severe weather impact across Auckland ...

- Customers will need to change trains to travel between New Lynn and Swanson. - From Tuesday 31 January, services will run between Manukau and Otahuhu only. Please be aware that unfortunately our Journey Planner and AT Mobile app have not been updated with the rail bus replacement services due to a data upload failure. Lane Closed - West Bound West Coast Road, Makarau Road closed or impacted area

An Auckland family feared for their lives when floodwaters uprooted several trees and brought them crashing down into their North Shore home.

“There was broken glass everywhere along with bits of tree. If she had been, she would have been petrified.” “I don’t know if she will be able to sleep in the room for a while because her bed is broken. * I was in total shock.”

A heavy rain warning has been issued for Auckland, with more flooding and landslides expected; Hundreds of people are in need of emergency accommodation; Four ...

Auckland city council has deemed 40 houses uninhabitable and prevented people from entering them. It said between 80mm and 120mm of rain could fall. Four people have now lost their lives and millions of dollars of damage has occurred.

Join 1News for live updates as wild weather continues to sweep across the North Island. What you need to know: A state of emergency has been declared for ...

"We're looking at about the same volume of rain and again, the risk of downpours. "Fortunately, the vast majority of the animals in our care are safe and well. "Our concern, of course, is that Auckland is really vulnerable to rain. This is the area that got hit hardest last night." There have been 348 calls in the past 24 hours. This included the skinks, scheltopusiks and beaded dragons of Lizard Lane, American alligators and New Zealand reptiles." "I know this is a late announcement that will cause disruption and I thank the sector in advance. People who are no longer able to attend the new date can get a full refund from Moshtix. A number of warnings and watches remain in force for heavy rain and possible severe northeast gales. "We have spent the weekend preparing our campus to be open tomorrow. Not to mention, kids actually need to be at school learning after the past three years of disruption." Their friends and families are grieving and are in everybody’s minds.

Auckland Council is undertaking rapid building assessments across Tāmaki Makaurau to determine whether a building is safe to occupy and whether it poses a ...

Red placards indicate a building cannot be used and entry is prohibited because it has sustained moderate or heavy damage and poses a significant risk to health or life. Building owners have a responsibility to ensure their buildings remain structurally sound following a major disaster. White placards indicate a building has suffered light or no damage and can be used. Yellow placards indicate a building may have sustained moderate damage and access is restricted. However, a white placard doesn't necessarily mean the building is safe, as there could be unobserved damage. This could include emergency or assessment purposes, for example, or removing critical business records, valuables and property.

Wellington City Council staff are heading to Auckland to help with the assessment of thousands of homes and other buildings impacted by the floods.

Mr Hodgetts says the Council is re-prioritising existing inspection schedules in Wellington to minimise delays for builders waiting for routine inspections. Wellington City Council is liaising with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Wellington Regional Emergency Management Officer (WREMO) and other agencies and may send further staff to Auckland if requested. The inspectors are trained to carry out rapid building assessments.

St Mary's Bay residents are blaming the council for massive slips that left some homes hanging precariously over the northern motorway approach to the ...

It's come down here and it's just hydrauliced the cliff face completely out and pushed fences, gardens, retaining walls, everything down to the bottom of the cliff. The design of the drains is insufficient to cope with it. "There's the remains of pohutukawa trees down the bottom there. Because of this the National Emergency Management Agency has issued a safety warning of the risk of flooding, slips and damage. I wouldn't even want to stand out there." "Don't get too close to the edge because it's more or less Cave Creek," Browne said, heading towards his neighbour's property.

Officials are urging Aucklanders to take advantage of the calm before the next storm to check drains on their street for.

"We have all emergency services on standby, we have our evacuation centres open and more are planned if needed. "And people absolutely have to stay out of the water - there's poo in it. Be vigilant, be prepared." An added worry this time around though will be strong winds, with MetService warning of potential gale-force winds in the city. That's our biggest concern." "We might see hourly totals around that 40mm mark.