Overall Green alert Flood
in New Zealand

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103720
Death: 0
Displaced: 200
Countries: New Zealand
From - To 17 Jan - 19 Jan

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Northland Region, New Zealand, Mid-January 2026Local media reported heavy rain, flooding and landslides in areas of the Northland Region of New Zealand in mid-January 2026.Sun 18 Jan 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Two confirmed dead and more presumed buried after landslides hit house.. 1/22/2026 8:31:00 PM.

Landslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on Thursday, leaving at least two dead while emergency crews were trying to rescue others buried in rubble, officials said. The first hit a house in the community of Welcome Bay on New
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New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills t.. 1/22/2026 11:55:00 AM.

Damaged caravans and vehicles remain stuck amid rubble, at a campsite in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand January 22, 2026. (TVNZ via REUTERS TV/Handout via REUTERS) Several people, including children, are still missing at a campsite. Rescue wo
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New Zealand: people missing after landslide hits campsite during storm.. 1/22/2026 8:09:00 AM.

Emergency services in New Zealand are searching for several people, including children, believed missing after a landslide hit a campsite during storms that have caused widespread damage across the North Island. Emergency minister Mark Mitc
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Why NZ is being soaked this summer 1/22/2026 8:02:00 AM.

Analysis: For many people this summer - especially those across Northland Auckland and Coromandel - showery days and bursts of heavy rain have become all too familiar. This week, fresh downpours on already saturated ground have again trigge
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),