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Extreme storms bear out decades of warnings but it's not too late for people to reduce emissions and slow the effects of climate change, a scientist says.

Lawyers for the state urged US District Judge Katherine Menendez to immediately suspend the administration's surge of 3000 immigration agents. Audio

Engineers told the council buildings should not usually be allowed in "runout" zones.

The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington.

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding and slips, cutting off Whangārei communities.

Homes were evacuated, floods covered districts, and slips blocked roads and took lives. RNZ looks at just how devastating last week's storm was.

River monitoring equipment that is "absolutely critical" for timely flood warnings has been damaged by thieves on two Marlborough rivers, sparking a plea from the council.

For many First Nations peoples, the holiday is known as "Invasion Day".

The government is standing up its Temporary Accommodation Service to help people displaced by last week's storms.

Communities are still isolated following widespread flooding and slips, with helicopters delivering supplies. Audio

Barack Obama's former speechwriter and host of the podcast Pod Save America Jon Favreau talks to Midday Report's Guyon Espiner. Audio

Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper would like to see the district's state of emergency lifted on Tuesday afternoon.

Republican senators have called for an end to visa waiver programmes for visitors from China and Hong Kong, citing concerns about birth tourism, human smuggling and long-term security risks.

The Palau National Congress (Olbiil Era Kelulau) sat for a rare three-day session to advance and pass a bill to introduce sweeping amendments to immigration laws.

It was announced last year that the base contribution rate for KiwiSaver would lift from 3 percent to 4 percent by 2028. Audio

The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?

Changes mean lenders are approving more home loans to buyers with low deposits, and some people might not realise they qualify. Audio

The situation now risks truly spiraling out of control - both on the ground and politically speaking.

Norm Joe, from Stratford, picked up unicycling as a hobby during the Covid-19 lockdown.

A bushfire has spread close to a town south of Melbourne, and other nearby communities are being told to watch and act as the fires are expected to challenge firefighters for weeks to come.

Federal authorities insisted 37-year-old Alex Pretti "approached" agents with a pistol and then "violently resisted" being disarmed.

The Miramar establishment, which has operated since 2009, is closing after Sir Peter Jackson's company WingNut PM terminated its lease.

A man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis has died, local and federal officials said, the second fatal shooting in the city involving federal agents this month.