Natural Disasters
Nearly two years on, Hawke's Bay marks post-cyclone milestone
The months following the cyclone were a "massive challenge", the taskforce lead says.
Wellington residents jolted awake by shallow earthquake
The magnitude 3.9 quake registered at a depth of 14 kilometres.
Plate tectonics: Graham Leonard
This week GNS released a high resolution update to the national Active Faults Database, detailing where the active faults are across the motu. Audio
Memorial service held for 5th anniversary of Whakaari eruption
Survivors, rescuers and locals have gathered on Monday morning at Whakatane Heads to remember the fateful day five years ago, when Whakaari erupted - killing 22, injuring others and forever scarring… Audio
Memorial events held to mark five years since Whakaari White Island eruption
Monday marks five years since the Whakaari White island eruption that claimed 22 lives in 2019. Mark Inman whose brother Hayden Marshall-Inman, a tour guide, died in the Whakaari eruption, spoke to… Audio
Memorial service marks fifth anniversary of Whakaari White Island eruption
The fifth anniversary of the eruption of Whakaari White Island is unfolding in Whakatane on Monday morning, with survivors and families of those killed as well as dignitaries travelling from New… Audio
Whakaari eruption survivors to attend service marking 5th anniversary
The survivors and their families will get the first private viewing of the design for a memorial proposed to honour the dead.
Large earthquake triggers tsunami warning in California
A tsunami warning is in effect for California's coast after a magnitude CCN 7.0 earthquake, about 80-kilometres from the city of Eureka. City of Eureka assistant city manager Pam Powell spoke to… Audio
Tsunami warning issued for California after large earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for California after a large earthquake there on Friday morning. Correspondent Nick Harper spoke to Ingrid Hipkss. Audio
Police officer 'thought I'd lost everybody' during flood rescue
Detective constable Patrick Noiseux was swept underwater while trying to reach seven civilians. When he came up, nobody else could be seen.
Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade
The floods are expected to be more severe than those that hit in 2014, forcing about a quarter of a million people from their homes.
'Inhumane': Flood victims ineligible for council buy-out, but neighbours are
Since the rest of the street had been labelled category three, the Deacons' small community has essentially become a ghost town. Audio
Can an entire town be moved?
A draft master plan proposes relocating Westport to government-owned farmland southwest of its current location.
Southland's hidden quake-prone crust, revealed
A team of scientists has found "an extra-deep layer of the Earth where earthquakes can occur" beneath the region.
Muriwai residents use debris to make memorial sculpture
Almost two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, Muriwai residents are using debris to commemorate the tragedy which wreaked havoc on Auckland's west coast. The unique art piece will use broken roofs… Audio
40 years in Civil Defence: Dealing with people in crisis 'the hardest part'
A Civil Defence controller who has led emergency responses for numerous floods and fires says its the people that have kept him involved for the last four decades.
Sth Asia: India's Supreme Court bans "bulldozer justice"
An overnight earthquake and the world's worst pollution - Anas Mallick reports from Pakistan Audio
Michael Oppenheimer
Extreme storms and unbelievable heat. Climate science pioneer, Michael Oppenheimer, tells Guyon how weather events will change as the atmosphere heats up - and what we need to do to prepare ourselves… Video, Audio
Temporary village built for whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle
The collaboration has seen 11 homes built at Ōmāhu Marae in Hawke's Bay 20 months on from the extreme weather event. Audio
Hawke's Bay councils largely complete buyouts of homes damaged by cyclone
More than 300 properties across Hastings and Napier were deemed Category 3 after the cyclone, meaning it was no longer safe for anyone to live there.
