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'We are in this little lost category': Cyclone property owners still waiting for answers

Category 2P homeowners are running out of time - and money - while they wait for answers.

‘We’ve lost everything’: Owners of unsaleable, uninsurable homes hit back

After a year, people are still waiting for information after flooding destroyed homes.

Amanda Singleton: Cruel mental toll of flood events

OPINION: 'The aftermath of these extreme events leaves scars.'

Why public servants are remaining in an earthquake-risk building

In 2022 there was a spate of snap building closures, but these office workers are staying.

Editorial: Tragic lessons from Hawaiian inferno

OPINION: Every disaster is an opportunity to learn and prepare, our editorial says.

Exploding cars, bodies in the harbour: How a holiday paradise became a nightmare

Families recount what happened when wildfires turned their vacations into a nightmare.

'Big relief': Napier and Hastings get another commuter bridge

Something to toot about as a bridge smashed by the cyclone reopens after six months.

Net loss: Double rāhui for Hawke's Bay whitebait ahead of season opening

A whitebait ban is in place - and a stalwart is not happy with the timing.

How NZ's earthquake systems are now better equipped for The Big One

A sprawling $13m programme has helped deliver NZ a world-class earthquake response system.

US giving more money for disaster risk reduction in Samoa

The United States' Second Gentleman has announced a US$2.6 million grant from USAid.

Dozens die in flash floods in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Officials say heavy flooding from seasonal rains has killed at least 44 people.

The three-week quake nobody felt - entire Māhia Peninsula shifts 2cm east

A slow slip in Māhia released energy equivalent to a magnitude 6.6 quake over three weeks.

Beleaguered Eskdale brewery bounces back from Gabrielle

The embattled brewery's core range is back in stock.

Tornado damage to Pfizer plant may create drug shortages

North Carolina plant produces drugs that are injected or through an IV.

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

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

Rangitoto volcano discovery adds ‘new dimension’ to city’s hazard-scape

Scientists reveal fresh insights into how Auckland’s youngest, largest volcano erupts.