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![Snow for Desert Rd, Interislander ferries cancelled as polar blast hits country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Snow for Desert Rd, Interislander ferries cancelled as polar blast hits country
Rain forecast for most main centres. Auckland to hit 15C high, fall to 9C low overnight.
!['Relentless': Wairoa cannot afford $40m flood clean-up, mayor says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Relentless': Wairoa cannot afford $40m flood clean-up, mayor says
Craig Little says a pile of wet carpet and destroyed belongings is now lining the streets.
![Opinion: Climate change and insurance - are you thinking enough about risk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Opinion: Climate change and insurance - are you thinking enough about risk?
OPINION: Insurers, reinsurers have faced unprecedented levels of claims in recent years.
![Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'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.'
![Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Emergency coordination system work halted by public sector cuts
The system is similar to what Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs.
![Bridging the Pacific: Tairāwhiti and Washington unite over disaster risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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.