Natural Disasters
Warnings issued to landslide-prone areas around Vanuatu capital
New Zealand's Urban Search and Rescue says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard.
Out-of-control bushfire in Australia will burn for days, warn officials
An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days, officials said on Sunday.
Vanuatu earthquake: Last repatriation from Port Vila, water in short supply
Boarding has started for New Zealand's last repatriation flight from Port Vila. Audio
Quake-shocked children repatriated from Vanuatu
"Children were falling to the ground, everyone was falling all around, it was panic" when the earthquake struck, group supervisor says.
'They're struggling': The 3300 Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
"They're putting a bright face on things, but they're struggling," the owner of a Cromwell vineyard says. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 20 December 2024
In today's episode, New Zealand's High Commissioner to Vanuatu says the hunt for survivors continues, after 93 people were evacuated via aircraft last night, Police are warning people to drive… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 20 December 2024
On today's episode, New Zealand search and rescue crews in Vanuatu are still hopeful they can find survivors in Port Vila's collapsed buildings, Liam Lawson will be racing for the Red Bull Formula 1… Audio
'We cannot allow an economic disaster': Vanuatu business leader's plea to tourists
The leader of the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council says only a few buildings in Port Vila are affected and on most of the island visitors would not even know a quake had occurred. Audio
NZ rescuers still hopeful of finding survivors of Vanuatu earthquake
An Urban Search and Rescue crew is painstakingly clearing the rubble of a pancaked building, searching for survivors layer by layer.
'An amazing, beautiful soul': Tributes flow for woman killed in Vanuatu earthquake
Valerie Kalkoa, a single mother who only returned home two days ago, leaves behind a three-year-old son.
Rescue effort continues in Vanuatu
The search for people trapped in rubble and landslides is continuing today as the New Zealand Defence Force arrives in Port Vila. Audio
Hunt for survivors after Vanuatu quake - what we know on day three
There are conflicting reports of the official death toll - with members of the public voicing frustrations online.
The Panel with Alan McElroy & Madison Burgess-Smith (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Alan McElroy & Madison Burgess-Smith. They discuss: The Vanuatu earthquake recovery, the latest GDP figures, and the PMs decision not to… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 19 December 2024
In today's episode, the search continues for survivors two days after the devastating 7.3 earthquake in Vanuatu, residents of the small Far North town of Mangamuka are over the moon as State Highway 1… Audio
Search for survivors continues after Vanuatu earthquake
Two days on from the major 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, and desperate efforts are still underway to rescue people trapped in collapsed buildings in Port Vila. World Vision Vanuatu Humanitarian… Audio
Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks
Based on previous experience, here's what we might see next.
Structural engineer on difficulty of rescuing quake survivors
A structural engineer is warning it may be too difficult to rescue some of the earthquake survivors still trapped in Vanuatu's badly damaged buildings. Nicolas Brooke spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Death toll from Vanuatu earthquake expected to rise
The official death toll from the earthquake in Vanuatu remains at 14 but is expected to rise as rescue teams continue searching rubble in the capital Port Villa. Audio
Search and rescue efforts continue in Vanuatu
Search and rescue efforts continue after Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, followed by a 6.1 tremor on Wednesday, which killed at least 14 people and left hundreds injured. Vanuatu… Audio
Update on Vanuatu earthquake
Maggie Tweedie gets the latest on the recovery in Vanuatu following yesterday's devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake with RNZ Pacific journalist Lydia Lewis. Audio
