Focus: Cyclone Gabrielle one year on
Communities across the country look back on the biggest storm to hit New Zealand this century. Video / Corey Fleming / Zoe McIntosh / Getty Images
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Cyclone rebuild of Hawke’s Bay will be a decade in the making
Projects are lined up in order of priority and will start as, and when, the funds arrive.
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PM announces $63m funding for Cyclone Gabrielle silt and debris removal
Urgent work to clean up cyclone-affected regions will continue, thanks to a $63m boost.
'A bit run down': Tourists at reopened winery blissfully unaware of cyclone
'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'
Auckland pensioner left homeless by floods trapped in 'bureaucratic stalemate'
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Puketapu still divided geographically, but the community has never been stronger
'You work your way through it and then all of a sudden it seems like a dream.'
A rescue, a landslip and no home to go to
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Eight moves in a year: Family of four's life packed into one basket
'We had already used up plan A and we were in plan B and we didn’t have a plan C.'
Billions short each year: NZTA Waka Kotahi warns it will spend twice its funding
Agency concedes many of its projects will be deferred or delayed.
New Auckland tsunami evacuation maps show lower risk than thought
Auckland Emergency Management says the new maps are also easier to understand.
‘Could happen tomorrow’: Govt warned of chances of ‘catastrophic’ earthquake
Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.
Working bees get model flying back in the Awatoto air after cyclone
They've endured a flood and a cyclone, but the model warbirds keep on flying.
'You don’t mark your own homework': Auckland Council and mayor under fire over flood review snub
Former police commissioner Mike Bush has not been invited back to review his flood report.
Auckland floods then and now: Photos capture devastation - see how same spots look today
Traumatic memories hard to shake for victims of flooding a year ago in Auckland.
What have we learned from the Auckland floods?
OPINION: There have been changes to warn city residents to get to higher ground.
‘Water up to the car roof in five minutes’: Widow’s warning a year on from flood death
Family 'forever grateful' for neighbours' brave bids to save her husband, Jane Young says.
One year on: Could Auckland cope with another flood? No, experts concede
Thousands of Auckland properties are still in the firing line, council admits.
A year without Daniel: Dad finds comfort in Auckland flood victim's diary
His son just wanted to help, but Steve Miller is urging others to "leave it to the pros".
Focus: Auckland Anniversary floods - One year on
Repairs are still ongoing one year on from the devastating Auckland Anniversary long weekend floods. Video / Auckland Airport / Supplied / Corey Fleming
Watch: Indoor 'waterfall' floods university cafe
While the Wellington region suffers water shortages, one building has too much.
Flood-damaged homeowners targeted by looters, waiting for answers a year on
The buy-out process could, in some cases, take up to a decade.
Kiri Allan opens up, marine heatwave and kiwifruit boost | Focus Morning Bulletin January 26, 2024
Former Cabinet minister Kiri Allan opens up on her night of shame, marine heatwave pushes temperatures up and how kiwifruit could benefit your mental health in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / Supplied / NZHerald
Watch: Harrowing helicopter rescue saves woman trapped for 15 hours in rushing waters
'Climbing on top of the car saved her life.'
Watch: Privately-funded seawall rising beneath $13.5m North Shore homes
Wall at beach beneath homes to be 51m long, 3.3m high and 8m wide.
Flash flooding and heavy downpour in Waipukurau
The Central Hawke’s Bay settlement of Waipukurau was hit by surface flooding after a heavy localised downpour on Thursday night. Video / Rural Accountants Hawke’s Bay Ltd
How sinking land is raising Wellington's sea level rise risk
Scientists have reconstructed nearly two centuries of sea level rise in Wellington region.
Welcome mat in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit areas a sign of regional resilience
OPINION: Communities on their knees after Gabrielle have hosted the big-city exodus.
'Astounding' - 2023 was NZ's second-hottest year on record
The last three years have been New Zealand's warmest in recorded history, Niwa says.
Race to rescue people from floodwaters continues as wild weather lashes Australia
Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate after flooding inundated homes.
Heavy rain traps family in cave for days, awaiting water to drop before rescue
The cave is the fourth biggest known underground ecosystem in the world.
Flood rescuers busy as storms and downpours batter Queensland
A deluge of rain smashed the country during New Year's.
Nine dead after wild weather hits Australia
Officials say at least nine people have died in wild weather in Queensland and Victoria.