Natural Disasters
North Island tsunami warning sent in error
The National Emergency Management Agency has apologised for mistakenly sending a tsunami warning.
'There's always going to be a risk' - Family, survivor return to Whakaari
A group of nearly 20 people have ventured onto the Whakaari/White Island crater to lay a plaque remembering the 22 dead in the 2019 eruption. Audio
Cleanup ongoing a year on from Feilding flash floods
A year ago flash floods left dozens of Manawatū homes water logged and covered in debris.
For some the cleanup continues, and for one homeowner, heavy rain prompts fears of floodwaters returning… Audio
The Year in Detail: 2022
Natural disasters, economic turmoil, and injustices in the justice system - The Detail recaps the big stories from this year. Audio
Beach vanished in Lake Taupō quake, tsunami pushed 40m inland
More than 680 aftershocks, 30 landslides and a beach that vanished into the depths are among notes from scientists analysing the 5.7-magnitude quake that hit Lake Taupō late last month.
Rebuilding a broken city
It's more than a decade since the Canterbury earthquakes, but how far has the Christchurch rebuild come? Audio
Many buildings' seismic risks remain a mystery, despite quakes and standards
Eleven years after the Christchurch quake, many hospitals and other buildings still don't know how heavy non-structural elements will fare in another tremor.
The Week in Detail: In Nelson, Christchurch and Franz Josef
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Whakaari eruption: Whanau return for memorial
Families of some of the Australian victims of the Whakaari eruption were welcomed to Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae for the memorial.
Premiered Whakaari eruption doco fails to mention charges, victims' lawsuits
The premiered version of a new Netflix documentary about the Whakaari eruption does not mention charges laid against companies or lawsuits led by some victims.
Nelson's long, sodden road to recovery
The Detail heads to Nelson to survey the damage left behind by a massive storm four months ago. Audio
Samoa, Tonga rattled by strong earthquake
A tsunami watch has been cancelled for Samoa and American Samoa, following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake this morning.
The quake struck between American Samoa and Tonga at 8.24am, causing strong… Audio
Indonesia evacuates villagers as volcano erupts on Java island
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia spewed a cloud of ash 15km into the sky and forced the evacuation of nearly 2000 people.
Indonesia earthquake: Many children among 268 people killed
The earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java has killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials said, as rescuers searched the rubble of…
NSW dealing with fresh floods
New South Wales is dealing with new destructive floods after a severe storm hit the state.
In the worst-affected town of Eugowra, 90 percent of homes and businesses have been affected.
More rain is… Audio
Coast civil defence structure called out - '11th hour' and 'headless chickens'
The confusing structure of the region's civil defence organisation has been questioned by West Coast Regional councillors.
Pegasus Beach fire update
One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a Woodend campground, after a wildfire started at about 8pm on Wednesday.
The fire has been moving south, driven by 25 kilometre per hour winds… Audio
FENZ gives update on Pegasus fire
One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach,after a wildfire took hold last night. The fire started about 8 o'clock and travelled… Audio
'The first thing buyers ask us' - Flood zones pose hazards for insuring homeowners
People who own homes in flood zones might see their property values sink, according to the Reserve Bank.
It has suggested banks could tighten their lending criteria in flood prone areas - finding in… Video, Audio
Buller District Mayor on flood risk for communities
A government report has for the first time identified dozens of communities at serious risk of flooding and are unprepared to cope.
It comes as emergency managers on the West Coast are on high alert… Audio
