Civil Defence

Today marks one month since the fatal explosion on Whakaari that killed 19 people, two of whom haven't yet been found.

Twenty five people remain in hospitals here and in Australia, six of them with… Audio

Thousands of Indonesians are displaced, dozens are dead, and at least two others are missing following the worst flooding the country's seen in more than two decades.

The deluge began on New Years… Audio

A New Zealand firefighter who helped tackle the Australian bushfires in November 2019 says fresh crews being deployed today will face unprecedented and unpredictable conditions.

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A Napier forestry fire, which burned out of control for 24 hours, is now under control, but dozens of firefighters remain on site.

The fire on Tangoio Settlement Road has destroyed about 350 hectares… Audio

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is confident there are enough fire fighting resources in New Zealand should a large wildfire take hold right now.

So far this fire season, 179 New Zealand… Audio

The death toll from the Australian fires is now at 25 after police yesterday confirmed a 71-year-old New South Wales man, who was reported missing on New Years Eve, had been found dead.

And while… Audio

Residents in northern Hawke's Bay are ready to evacuate their homes as a nearby forestry fire burns out of control. New Zealand fire crews have battled three separate blazes across the country in the… Audio

Australian authorities say cooler temperatures and light rain will barely give firefighters the chance to 'take a breath'.

Temperatures continued to break records at the weekend, reaching a searing… Audio

A Batemans Bay resident on the New South Wales coast says the towns around him are burning, and with hot, windy weather predicted for the weekend, he's moving out today.

Mark Bradley lives in an area… Audio

To Australia, where authorities are racing against the clock to evacuate tens of thousands of holidaymakers before scorching, dry and windy weather returns tomorrow -- worsening the uncontrollable… Audio

The fires in Australia continue, and chilling images and video show the scale of the destruction in all of the states and territories. At least eight people have died since Monday, and seven are… Audio

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton is visiting her family home in Tathra, on the south-east coast of New South Wales.

She told Leigh-Marama McLachlan that on New Year's Eve, the fires got so close, she and… Audio

Eight people have died in Australia this week due to the intense bushfires burning throughout the south-eastern part of the country. 

Seven of those in New South Wales and authorities are warning… Audio

The search is ongoing for a passenger who fell off the cruise ship the Norwegian Jewel near Mahia in Hawke's Bay. Audio

Two people have died in Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Sarai continues to bring storm force winds and rain to much of the country.  Audio

Scorching heat baking Australia eased yesterday granting a brief respite from the bushfires raging across New South Wales and South Australia.

It comes after a horror few days for the country where… Audio

Police divers have expressed their frustration at being within metres of the body believed to have been missing White Island tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, before dangerous swells thwarted their… Audio