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Quake, magnitude 5.3, hits near Wairoa

Rains bring misery

Quake reconstruction comes to standstill

Court told of moments before fatal avalanche

Aircraft 'reliable' despite three breakdowns

NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise

A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.

Hurricane Alex claims six

Quake hits Vanuatu

Mudslide sweeps through Canadian town

A mudslide has destroyed about a dozen buildings in the fruit-growing region of southern British Columbia.

$3.2m clean-up bill for Whakatane floods

Whakatane District Council has an estimated $3.2 million clean-up bill following last week's flood that left more than 110 houses uninhabitable.

Quake, magnitude 5.3, felt across lower North Island

Earthquake strikes Vanuatu

Flooding causes school closures

Warning: weather to worsen

Looters exploit chaos after tornado hits NSW coastal town

Huge storm ravages NSW town

The NSW town of Lennox Head will appeal to the state government to declare the area a natural disaster.