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'Breaking point': Burns surgeon talks of White Island horror, loss and emotional trauma

A top burns surgeon says he was pushed to breaking point by the White Island tragedy.

Exclusive: A decade on, inside Christchurch's broken cathedral

10 years after the February 2011 quake, drone footage reveals an interior frozen in time.

'Irreplaceable loss': Whakaari toll rises to 22 as police confirm further death

Twenty-two people have now died as a result of the disaster.

NZ's mysterious 'silent quakes' may help forecast future tsunamis

Hidden quakes may be key to forecasting threat from big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.

Mt Taranaki eruption 'likely' in next 50 years

Study focuses on disruption to economy, infrastructure and road to recovery post eruption.

Napier flooding: Minister for Emergency Services Kiri Allan provides update

Minister for Emergency Services Kiri Allan provides an update as the city remains under a state of emergency as the record-breaking amount of rain continues to fall. Video / Warren Buckland / Paul Taylor / FENZ

Napier flooding: 23 homes deemed uninhabitable as clean-up continues

Dramatic stories of survival have emerged after rain pummelled the Hawke's bay.

Natural disaster insurance claims to be run by private insurers

There will be one point of contact for those who need to make a claim.

Fatal 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey

Survivors are pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey. Video / AP

The Quiet Earth: How Covid-19 hushed the planet - and the seismic consequences

A lockdown-induced "anthropause" could teach us more about previously hidden quakes.

New alert system could have warned of Whakaari tragedy - scientists

NZ-designed system could've given 16 hours' warning of deadly eruption, scientists say.

Flooding threatens Gisborne region

The Hikuwai River has burst its banks spilling over State Highway 35 while driftwood is beginning to pile up along Tolaga Bay. Video / UAWA LIVE

Heavy rain lashes Northland causing widespread flooding and slips

Wild weather continues to lash Northland with widespread flooding and slips. Video / Kevin Thorne / Rachel Ward / Scott Thomson

'The whole place is under water': Incredible scenes as group stuck at flooded petrol station

A BP staffer said customers were stuck for some time.

Focus: Auckland father and daughter say they're lucky to be alive after tornado

Dan Tudman and his daughter Eden say they are lucky to be alive after a tornado ripped through their Dairy Flat home Friday night. Video / Sylvie Whinray

Why tornado that ripped through Auckland surprised the experts

Based on stats today's East Tamaki tornado is a less than once-a-year event for the city.

Focus Live: Multiple people trapped in they cars as floodwaters rise

Focus Live: Multiple people have been rescued from their cars as torrential rain caused floodwaters to rise in Auckland and Coromandel. Video / Will Trafford

Focus Live: Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes lower South Island

Focus Live: A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck the lower South Island 40km west of Milford Sound. Video / Will Trafford