Natural Disasters
International aid reaches flood-stricken Pakistan
International aid is beginning to reach Pakistan as its flooding emergency threatens to leave a third of the country - an area almost the size of New Zealand - underwater.
Cargo planes from Turkey… Audio
Pakistan desperate for aid after devastating floods
Ravaged by devastating floods, the people of Pakistan are desperate for international aid.
Expats here are fearful for their families, after extreme monsoon rains caused devastating flooding and… Audio
More money needed for Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough after floods
The pricetag for cleaning up and repairing damage from flooding and slips across Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui - the top of the South Island - is yet to be known, but the government will discuss… Audio
Small Marlborough community cut off by road and communication
A small community in the Marlborough Sounds remains cut off by road and by most communication channels.
Penzance Bay is home to roughly three dozen people, but only three households have phone and… Audio
Marlborough moving to clean-up after flooding
Marlborough is now moving into 'recovery mode' after days of intense rain - but its mayor warns it'll take years to repair all the damage.
A state of emergency remains in place in both Nelson and… Audio
Large number of flood damage insurance claims expected
Insurance companies are expecting a large number of claims from flood-torn areas in the Nelson-Tasman region.
Hundreds of homes are still awaiting assessments in Nelson alone, with nine already… Audio
Nelson residents survey their flood-stricken homes
Some evacuated Nelson residents are being allowed back to their homes to survey the destruction caused by last week's floods.
At least 570 properties have been damaged, and there are warnings that… Audio
Ardern adamant there was no predetermination on Sharma's future before caucus meeting
Jacinda Ardern is adamant there was no predetermination on Labour MP Gaurav Sharma's future.
The Prime Minister says the final decision on the Hamilton West MP will be made by caucus tomorrow.
He… Audio
Emergency management minister on flood recovery
More funding is being pumped out by the government to support recovery efforts.
Affected farmers and growers in the top-of-the-south and the Far North District can now get their share of a… Audio
Nine Nelson properties red stickered after flooding
Several people in flood-torn Nelson have been told their homes are unlivable with hundreds of homes still awaiting assessments.
The city remains in a state of emergency and is facing a monumental… Audio
Mataura to wait months to know details of flooding risks
It will be months before Mataura residents know the full extent of the flooding risk after discovering issues with their stop banks.
Environment Southland is undertaking more investigations after… Audio
Many evacuated Nelson residents left in flooded limbo
Many evacuated Nelson residents have no idea when they'll be able to return to their homes with parts of the city damaged by flooding and slips. A state of emergency remains in force. Audio
Evacuations, closed roads and landslips in Northland
The weather front affecting large parts of the country has caused flooding, washouts and slips. There have been evacuations in Northland, while in Nelson there were more evacuations late yesterday. In… Audio
Meterologist on rainfall in South Island overnight
Nelson and the West Coast are in states of emergency this morning after hundreds of millilitres of rain fell overnight.
Swollen rivers have seen hundreds of people evacuate their homes.
NIWA… Audio
Wellington slips: Modified ground more at risk than natural slopes
Modified ground used to fill Wellington's valleys nearly 100 years ago is growing old and putting the city at greater risk of landslips, a geomorphologist has warned. Audio
Insurance assessors to look at Wellington slips
Insurance assessors in Wellington are about to get busy, after another spate of landslips struck the drenched capital this week.
Landslip damage is deemed a natural disaster so residential land is… Audio
Radar guns won't stop speeding - but they may head off a flood of complaints
New radar gun equipment is being used by West Coast Regional Council hydrology staff to gauge floodwater levels of rivers across the region.
Beachside town without power for three days after floods
Residents of a Horowhenua beachside township have been without power for three days and want action.
Fifteen Waitarere Rise residents lost power on Wednesday morning, after floodwaters caused an… Video, Audio
Wildfires spread in Europe as heat wave hits
Wildfires are continuing to spread in Southern Europe as the heat wave there intensifies.
Crete and Croatia are the latest places where fires have broken out.
In Spain and Portugal, more than 300… Audio
Sydney residents facing 'life-threatening' floods
Sydney residents are facing a "life-threatening flood emergency" with thousands of people forced to leave their homes and over a hundred rescues. Dozens of evacuation orders were triggered yesterday… Audio
