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Auckland update - More houses red-stickered, slips still possible
Auckland Emergency Management has given its latest update on the state of emergency.
The short version of the big task of adapting to major climate events
This is the short version of a complicated story about changing our lives in response to big climate events like the Auckland floods.
Greens back call for rent controls after Auckland floods
The Green Party is calling on the government to stop landlords hiking rents in the wake of the Auckland floods.
Coromandel holiday weekend getaways ruined by floods, slips
The Coromandel is facing yet another long weekend of cancelled hospitality bookings.
The Week in Detail: Floods, eggs, and Carmel Sepuloni
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Jake Parsons: The Big Clean-up
Thousands of Kiwis are gathering in West Auckland on Sunday to help with the big clean-up after the extreme weather. It's an event led by the Student Volunteer Army. Auckland Club President and… Audio
Auckland storm and landslides
The city of Auckland has never experienced anything like it before. Last Friday's storm was Auckland's "wettest day on record", officials say, causing serious flooding, widespread damage and… Audio
Aupito William Sio: MP for Mangere
Karyn talks to the Mangere MP Aupito William Sio Audio
Auckland hotel on edge after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them. Audio
More extreme marine heatwaves on way as Christchurch hits 34C
Sea surface temperatures continue to rise near Stewart Island and Otago. And Christchurch hit its hottest day of the year.
More boots on the ground for Gisborne clean-up
Farmers in Tairāwhiti are looking forward to having more boots on the ground this month to help clean up their farms still littered with forestry debris from recent floods. Regional Federated Farmers… Audio
January proves wettest on record for 17 places
Seventeen North Island locations have observed their wettest-ever January on record.
'Only decision they could make' - Flood victims praise emergency extension
Locals are applauding the state of emergency extension as communities clean up a week after Auckland's deadly floods.
State of emergency in Coromandel
With Auckland's unrelenting rain forecast to ease tonight, attention is turning to another storm-hit region.
A state of emergency has also been declared in the Coromandel, with the region largely cut… Audio
SH1 slips at Brynderwyn leave Wellsford, Kaiwaka quiet at long weekends
Businesses reliant on traffic through their towns are devasted that slips are disrupting their usual trade ahead of Waitangi weekend.
Slips on the Bynderwyn hills are causing a detour for Aucklanders… Video, Audio
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson on the state of emergency
The Coromandel has declared a state of emergency. It's facing a massive clean up, with a severly compromised roading network including main routes state Highway 25 and 25A.
Coromandel MP, National's… Audio
Auckland floods: North Shore hotel on edge of cliff after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them with 4000 building inspections in the aftermath of last… Video, Audio
Auckland Emergency Management Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher
Auckland Emergency Management duty controller Rachel Kelleher spoke to Lisa Owen about why the state of emergency was extended in Auckland for a further week. Video, Audio
Auckland floods: Mayor Wayne Brown apologises over response
As Auckland's state of emergency is extended for a further seven days, RNZ reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has the latest details. Video, Audio
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Recent record rainfall across parts of the country mean that gardens have been washed away and need to be started over. Lynda Hallinan has some tips and ideas to resurrect the soggy gardens and which… Audio