Tens of thousands of Air New Zealand passengers' travel plans are in disarray after Cyclone Gabrielle smashed the North Island, and strong winds closed Auckland Airport
A tropical cyclone is forming off Western Australia and should make landfall this weekend, bringing possible wind speeds of up to 165km/h, forecasters say.
Police are strongly advising motorists in the Nelson-Tasman region to stay home and avoid travel unless they have to, as heavy rain and strong winds continue to batter Aotearoa.
As the floods crisis continues, you can find a list of areas and suburbs across Sydney which are the subject of evacuation orders in our interactive table below.
Australia's one-in-100-year flood events could happen several times a year unless more is done to combat climate change, according to a United Nations report.
Over 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the US Midwest and South and transformed homes and businesses into piles of rubble late Friday into Saturday.