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Stranded Creative NZ staff felt 'abandoned' during Auckland floods

Creative NZ employees spent most of the night at the airport during the Auckland floods.

Auckland pipe that led to sinkhole considered an 'emergency' months before it collapsed: official papers

Officers knew for months the pipe had suffered an 'acute failure'.

The beloved Kiwi vegetable that costs 234% more than a year ago

What's driving high fruit & vegetable prices? Industry experts explain.

Editorial: From wet to dry, the country’s next weather challenge

The warmer weather could start earlier than normal and get dry and hot.

'A house I can't live in': Flood-damaged Auckland homeowner asked to pay rates

"It's a bit ridiculous when I haven't been able to live there for seven months."

MP calls for independent body to handle appeals for flood-damaged home categorisations

Phil Twyford said affected homeowners needed to have full confidence in recovery process.

Mellons Bay coastal road continues to collapse while Auckland Transport works on how to fix it

If it gave away at any point it would be catastrophic, says one resident.

From paradise to hell: West Auckland flood victims support buyout package

Seven months on, fear and anxiety continue, says one homeowner.

Flood accommodation payment vital: 'People's mental health was paper-thin'

Owners of red- and yellow-stickered homes are still paying rates for properties.

Homeowners forced out by floods welcome government accommodation payments

Karekare homeowners say the new fund for displaced residents brings a sigh of relief.

'Tragedy of the worst kind': Harrowing 35-hour search for firefighter buried in landslide

Volunteer firefighters Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg died during the cyclone.

'Hideous': Delays threaten to bankrupt owners of landslip-hit homes

Families are at risk of facing bills in the hundreds of thousands for retaining walls.

Three months in a flooded rental: Landlord must pay $15k to tenants confined to living upstairs

"Virtually no steps have been taken by the landlord to remedy the situation".

Owners watch collapsing West Auckland slip-damaged home demolished by digger

A skateboard was among the items rescued from the rubble.

Govt unveils inquiry into wild weather response; $240m to finance rebuild

It has also launched an inquiry into the response to the cyclones.

Auditor-General says Auckland Council has improved its response to emergencies but still has much work to do

An earlier review found senior leaders underestimated their roles.