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Quake mud wiped life from undersea canyon

850 tonnes of mud and sand flushed away seafloor life in Kaikoura Canyon.

Live: Hola's here - Storm starts its strike on New Zealand

Cyclone Hola set to lash parts of the country - but it won't be here long.

Drones to probe Auckland's big landslide threats

The University of Auckland will look at how land is moving on 10 slopes around the city.

Our sleeping taniwha: Hikurangi's tsunami threat

It could kill thousands, but there's much about our main geological threat we don't know.

Life after Gita: Aid worker talks about Tonga's resilience

A Kiwi aid worker talks about life in Tonga after Gita - and how resilient the people are.

Pregnant - and storm cuts off the road out

Well-known farm and tourist attraction closed after severe weather hit the district.

Hikurangi tsunami warning system: Is it possible?

Could NZ have a tsunami early warning system? A visiting Japanese scientist thinks so.

Major study probes NZ's big landslide threat

Scientists have launched an $8m effort to understand the threats landslides pose to us.

Trees, mud blanketing parts of Nelson, Tasman regions

Despairing locals are wondering how long it will take to repair the damage.

Motueka flooding

Footage has emerged of flooding at both West Bank Road in Motueka and at the end of a driveway flowing onto another road in Motueka. Source: Facebook / @JessKing and Facebook / @LeanneBoyce

Frances Cook reports flooding at Motueka

Frances Cook reports from Motueka, just outside Nelson, at a river which is 'very fast-flowing.'

Mayor Lianne Dalziel on State of Emergency

Mayor Lianne Dalziel discusses Christchurch State of Emergency warning. Source: Christchurch Star

Charity denies sex-for-aid claims

World Vision rejects claims Haiti quake survivors were forced to have sex or pay for aid.

New study: Massive earthquake 'more likely' around Pacific 'ring of fire'

Quake activity has returned to the Ring of Fire as scientists fear a "big one" is coming.

Cyclone Gita heading to NZ: High winds, heavy rain expected

Cyclone Gita will bring winds, heavy rain and humidity when it arrives in NZ next week.

Wreckage caused by Cyclone Gita

Video shows the wreckage on the streets and a destroyed water tank caused by Cyclone Gita inTonga. Source: Instagram / @macbrendon

'I'm scared as hell' - Cyclone Gita slams Tonga

Wild winds fell trees and force water into homes as tropical cyclone hits tiny nation.

Tongan residents pray and sing before Gita hits

Several residents taking refuge in a church were singing as they waited for the storm.