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Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.
Hawke's Bay battles floods: Homes evacuated, power cut off, roads closed
Thousands were left powerless, homes were inundated and rocks pummelled roofs.
'Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar
Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.
'Was a community and now it's a family': How the Cape Coast reacted as 6m swells bore down
'It's a wonderful community – it was a community and now it's a family. It is remarkable.'
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Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated
A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.
Emergency coordination system work halted by public sector cuts
The system is similar to what Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs.
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
Bridging the Pacific: Tairāwhiti and Washington unite over disaster risks
A delegation explores disaster readiness with First Nations people in Washington.
Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
'We saw people still digging in the rubble trying to find their loved ones'
Just over two weeks have passed since the devastating landslide killed up to 670 people.
Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island
The volcano continues to emit elevated levels of magmatic gas, GeoNet says.
Study reveals how NZ's biggest quake-maker stokes world-famous volcanic zone
What puts the fire in the belly of a local volcanic zone that's produced monster blows.
Satellites revealing new view of lingering landslide risk after 2023′s extreme summer
Scientists using satellites to probe landslide risk in spots hit hardest by 2023's storms.
The nation preparing to evacuate an island in face of rising sea levels
300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
Council pulls stumps on tsunami siren installation after locals complain
Residents appalled at NRC's failure to consult them about tsunami siren locales.
Experts fly over Whakaari/White Island amid volcanic activity
There has been a string of eruptions there in recent days.
UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
The death toll has continued to climb since the landslide struck on Friday.
Emergency crews in Papua New Guinea move survivors of massive landslide to safer ground
Its Government is considering whether it needs to officially request more foreign support.
Survivors of massive Papua New Guinea landslide desperately seeking help
Survivors of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea are still waiting for official help.
Cyclone Gabrielle aftermath: Tairāwhiti residents still cut off
Bridge-less Tairāwhiti residents grapple with isolation amid heavy rains.
Lines company workers save motorist stuck in rising Rotorua floodwaters
The eastern North Island is in the firing line on Tuesday.
Forestry firms argue against rate hikes, citing already high payments
Residents say forestry firms should boost payments for debris clean-up and road repairs.
Extension of quake-prone building deadlines a 'godsend' - but is it safe?
Government steps in as property owners struggle to raise capital to undertake works.
Kaikōura 2016 earthquake linked to unrest at Taupō supervolcano - 500km away
It’s been a question on the minds of geoscientists - can big quakes trigger eruptions?
Hikurangi Subduction Zone: The burning question about NZ’s biggest quake-maker
Our biggest fault zone is thought to have a release valve in the form of 'silent' quakes.
NZ 'always has the potential' for a big quake – so how prepared should we be?
Modelling has highlighted the impact a catastrophic quake could have on this country.
'We are devastated': Men killed in non-suspicious house fire worked at top Auckland restaurant
The pair were beloved workers at Cafe Hanoi, blaze not suspicious
Gisborne mayor calls for better Nema comms
Mayor Rehette Stoltz sees further improvements needed with Nema response.
WorkSafe will not prosecute Fenz over Muriwai firefighters' deaths in landslide
Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens died during Cyclone Gabrielle.
'Not enough' well-trained staff to deal with severe weather events, review finds
'We do not have enough well-trained Nema staff or surge staff to deploy,' the report read.