Natural Disasters
Consultation reveals 'overwhelming' support for govt support package
About 90 percent of community feedback was in favour of accepting the all-or-nothing government support package for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in Tai Rāwhiti, Gisborne District Council says.
Steep fines and reparations likely in Whakaari case - legal expert
A legal expert says fines and reparations for the firms involved in the Whakaari/White Island cases will likely be in the millions. Audio
The Dinner Club still bringing people together months after Cyclone Gabrielle
The tables are set, the punch bowl is fulland there is a delicious smell coming from the kitchen.
'A major failure': Whakaari owners found guilty of one charge relating to fatal eruption
The company managing Whakaari/White Island has been convicted for one of the two charges it faced for health and safety failings in the lead-up to a fatal eruption in 2019.
Last Whakaari eruption trial verdict expected
Auckland District Court will on Tuesday release its verdict on the sole company left facing health and safety charges relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
Cyclone recovery cash deal signed, buyouts begin in Hawke's Bay
The government and five Hawke's Bay councils have signed a $556 million cost-sharing cyclone recovery package that includes buying out flood-wrecked homes.
'When you sleep, the nightmare is always there' - Residents prepare to evacuate
Residents are used to the smell, the fumes and the trembling but have been rocked by two quakes.
How Lola became the earliest-ever Southern Hemisphere category 5 cyclone
The out-of-season cyclone, which ripped across Vanuatu this week, formed on Sunday and hit its peak on Tuesday with gusts up to 295 kilometres per hour.
Tropical Cyclone Lola wipes out homes and roads in Vanuatu
Homes, roads, schools, and bridges have been wiped out by Tropical Cyclone Lola in parts of Vanuatu.
The cyclone peaked at Category 5, and early reports show Pentecost Island was hardest hit.
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Vanuatu prime minister surveys Cyclone Lola damage from the air
Vanuatu has been hit by three cyclones in eight months. The latest has affected more than 10,000 households and destroyed some, along with schools.
More than 10,000 Vanuatuan households torn apart by cyclone Bola
Cyclone Lola has destroyed schools and homes in Vanuatu, with more than 10,000 households torn apart, damaged or flooded. Four provinces in the north have been hit hardest as humanitarian aid groups… Audio
Cyclone Lola lashes Vanuatu's northern provinces, now heading south
Reports are emerging of widespread damage in Vanuatu's northern provinces, where Cyclone Lola first made landfall on Tuesday.
Red Cross believes Cyclone warnings saved lives in Vanuatu
The Red Cross in Vanuatu believes sending field workers into communities to warn people to get ready for Cyclone Lola has saved lives. The storm was still a category four and five storm when it hit… Video, Audio
Australia: Bushfires burn through Queensland
Our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery joins Nathan Rarere from across the ditch where bushfires are burning throughout Queensland. Audio
Warnings in Vanuatu as Cyclone Lola approaches
A tropical cyclone warning is in place for Vanuatu's Torba province, with tropical cyclone Lola now category 2 storm as of Monday morning.
Tai Rāwhiti tops participation in annual ShakeOut drill
Tai Rāwhiti chalked up the highest participation rate in the country for the third year running during this year's annual earthquake and tsunami drill.
MetService admits its weather forecasting models were 'poor'
MetService has concluded its weather forecasting models performed badly before the extreme rainfall that devastated Auckland on 27 January and need to be urgently improved.
Coromandel flood protection works to get $1 million in funding
The Waikato region is set to receive $1 million in funding to enhance resilience against flood risks in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Owners of flood-hit Tinui homes in discussions with Masterton council
Cyclone Gabrielle tore through parts of the district in February causing serious flooding in the small community.
How Cyclone Gabrielle caught first responders flat-footed
Cyclone Gabrielle rescuers could not get hold of utes to get to flood zones in a mad scramble, documents show. Audio
