New ZealandDoomsday! Inside the bunker beneath the BeehiveSteve Braunias takes a guided tour of underground Civil Defence bunker beneath Beehive.15 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Jetties at risk as swollen Gisborne river carries debrisGisborne resident says farming community is banding together as more rain wreaks havoc.11 Jun 09:14 PM
New ZealandTwo families homeless, others isolated as logs hit East Coast bridgesEnvironmentalists demand end to clearfelling after logs exacerbate Tolaga Bay flooding.05 Jun 06:06 AM
New ZealandTolaga Bay family rescued off roof after house floodedTwo adults and their grandchild were forced up on to the roof at 4am.03 Jun 07:22 PM
New Zealand'Out of a horror movie': Rotorua wakes to flooding devastationResidents evacuated after torrential rain inundated Rotorua yesterday29 Apr 05:19 PM
New ZealandRotorua floods: State of Emergency declared in NgongotahaResidents have described their devastation as floodwaters ripped through their homes.29 Apr 09:00 AM
OpinionA week without power: City fails storm stress testCOMMENT: Last week's storm shows the frailty of Auckland's infrastructure.15 Apr 08:17 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Why are we so slack at planning for a disaster?COMMENT: Kaikoura, Chch quakes prove we can't afford to be complacent about disasters.05 Apr 06:25 PM
New ZealandHow do we get more Kiwis ready for The Big One?Researchers exploring innovative ways to tackle NZ's poor level of disaster-preparedness.04 Apr 11:28 PM
New ZealandExtra police on road as crews repair washoutExtra police are on duty after washout limits access to top of Far North.25 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone Hola: what you need to know in the BayGales, rain: Forecasters' best estimates for what Hola could bring to Tauranga.11 Mar 06:56 PM
New ZealandOur sleeping taniwha: Hikurangi's tsunami threatIt could kill thousands, but there's much about our main geological threat we don't know.09 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandResidents warned to be prepared if weather gets worseAt the moment the rain is easing, but another heavy downpour could mean trouble.08 Mar 05:42 AM
New ZealandHikurangi tsunami warning system: Is it possible?Could NZ have a tsunami early warning system? A visiting Japanese scientist thinks so.06 Mar 09:01 PM
New ZealandCleaning up in Cyclone Gita's aftermathMost states of emergency lifted but Takaka still cut off by road slips.21 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGita's big split: How NZ got in the way - and today's region-by-region forecastThe storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.20 Feb 04:25 PM
New ZealandLive: Washed away - Gita's trail of destruction, more rain to comeSome Tasman residents remain cut off as the country cleans up after ex-cyclone Gita.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGita: Flights, trains cancelled and roads closed: All you need to knowFlights have been cancelled and roads are closed as Cyclone Gita begins to be felt.19 Feb 09:18 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gita: Tourists flock to campsites despite weather warningsMarlborough and West Coast camps fill up as tourists seek a safe haven before the storm.19 Feb 06:41 AM
New ZealandGet ready for Gita: Civil Defence's new cyclone warningAs the ex-tropical cyclone bears down, be prepared, forecasters warn.18 Feb 02:45 AM
New ZealandCyclone Fehi: The latestState Highway 6 has reopened, but some still remain without power on the West Coast.03 Feb 12:31 AM
New ZealandStorm leaves chaos in its wake115 trapped in cars overnight in Fox Glacier as country begin storm clean-up.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandHelicopter deployed to find motoristsA helicopter has been deployed to find motorists trapped by closed road and fallen trees.01 Feb 04:07 AM
New ZealandNew report exposes holes in the civil defence systemMinister Kris Faafoi will take four months to consult on the report's recommendations.18 Jan 04:21 AM
New ZealandSevere thunderstorms on way for lower North IslandSevere thunderstorm warnings are in place for southern regions of the North Island.12 Jan 11:59 PM
New ZealandTorrential rain intensifies on West CoastTorrential downpour on the West Coast is expected to peak about 4am.11 Jan 05:48 AM
New ZealandKaiaua homes uninhabitable after stormA dozen homes in the Hauraki District have been marked as uninhabitable.11 Jan 03:46 AM
New ZealandPower cut leaves Thames Coast residents scramblingThames Coast Rd residents are pleased the road is able to open today.09 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandLand of the long wet storm slowly drying outThis week Aotearoa has been the land of the long wet storm. Now, the clean up begins06 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand2018's climate: What will this year bring?Last year was one of New Zealand's hottest on record. What will 2018 bring?06 Jan 03:09 AM
New ZealandClean-up begins in Kaiaua after storm floodingThe clean-up has begun in storm-ravaged Kaiaua.06 Jan 01:29 AM
TourismYarn to tourists becomes popular phone appWHS old boy shares his start-up success story with his tourism app.01 Jan 11:00 PM
New Zealand2017: Our extreme year of weather2017 will be a record year for extreme weather events, following fires, floods and storms.13 Dec 12:24 AM
New ZealandWhy you didn't get a Civil Defence alertCivil Defence said the test alert reached as many phones as it had expected it to.26 Nov 06:04 PM
