Natural Disasters

Families cut off for days in the hardest hit part of Wairarapa have been flown out by chopper.

But it was for a few hours only, so they could be at a community meeting to discuss getting the Tinui… Audio

Auckland Emergency Management says instability of the ground around homes in Muriwai and Piha is still of serious concern.

Planning is underway to allow some people to briefly return to red-stickered… Audio

The Havelock North community is pitching in to help residents whose homes have been inundated with sewage-contaminated water and mud.

The Mangarua Stream rose quickly, as cyclone Gabrielle hit… Audio

Power has been restored to most of Napier after several days of severe outages following Cyclone Gabrielle.

There are still a great many challenges facing the city as the clean up begins and a major… Audio

A Tolaga Bay kiwifruit farmer says both the government and forestry companies need to compensate home owners, business owners and the forestry workers themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Planning is underway to set up temporary accommodation for those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Government's Temporary Accommodation Service was activated for households in Auckland earlier this… Audio

Coordinated efforts to get support to farmers and growers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have begun - with truck loads of stock feed bound for the affected regions.

Crops were destroyed, orchards were… Audio

Vital river monitoring infrastructure in Hawke's Bay buckled under the pressure of the storm last week.

Most of the region's rain and river level monitoring sites lost their connection on Monday… Audio

Fresh landslides and damage from roadworks are hampering efforts to restore communication services in the wake of the cyclone.

Fibre supplying Gisborne from the north has been fixed, but three new… Audio

Three months of work has been condensed into a weekend as crews scramble to restore powerlines in Hawke's Bay.

A helicopter and crane worked to carry a new line over the Tutaekuri River yesterday… Audio

The East Coast MP Kiri Allan says she is not expecting a big increase in the number of people killed by the cyclone as people still wait to hear whether their whānau are safe in Hawkes Bay and Tai… Audio

Students in flood-stricken regions may finally be able to get on with their academic year, with several schools set to reopen this week.

But with the extensive damage to property from Cyclone… Audio

There has been an increase in family harm incidents reported to police since Cyclone Gabrielle hit.

The Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says reports of dishonesty offences are actually fewer than… Audio

It's almost two weeks since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, and officials say almost all rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. 

More than 46,000 people have been… Audio

As Te Tai Rāwhiti enters its second week of recovery, many are still struggling.

Iwi, community organisations and myriad volunteers are working around the clock, trying to ensure they get what they… Audio

A Tolaga Bay kiwifruit farmer says both the government and forestry companies need to compensate home owners, business owners and the forestry workers themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle… Audio

Cyclone Garbrielle has wiped out fresh produce from our powerhouse growing region -- Hawkes Bay. Fruit and vegetables worth millions of dollars have been destroyed and hectares of lush horticulture… Audio

Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio