Staff at the Ministry for Primary Industries are visiting flood-affected farms in Nelson Tasman to check on the wellbeing of animals and farmers.

The New Zealand Government is increasing its financial contribution to support rural communities in the Nelson Tasman Region, with additional funding...

The New Zealand Government is increasing its financial contribution to support rural communities in the Nelson Tasman Region, with additional funding...

The head of the silt removal programme after Cyclone Gabrielle is drawing "eerie" similarities with Nelson Tasman floods.

The government has given the Mayoral Relief Fund $300,000 for the Nelson Tasman rural sector.

The government has given the Mayoral Relief Fund $300,000 for the Nelson Tasman rural sector.

At least 41 people are unaccounted for across the state following the flooding.

Some people are stuck in their homes and others in their cars in the Nelson Tasman region.

A state of emergency remains in place for the flood-damaged Nelson-Tasman region after much of the country was battered by a barrage of downpours.

Around 30 local farmers had been dealing with the Tasman District Council for years on ways to mitigate bank erosion and flood protection in the area.