Eugene Doyle

Sea walls, raised homes and managed retreat are some of the options the government has put forward for those most likely to lose their homes due to climate change.

A proposal for government-run flood… Audio

Storms and flooding driven by climate change have caused massive damage in recent weeks and will only become more common.

Ahead of the first national strategy for dealing with the effects of global… Audio

Projections unveiled in a major government-funded report show infrastructure and homes across the country - particularly in Auckland and Wellington - risk inundation decades earlier than expected.

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Heavy sea swells of up to eight metres had been forecast for Wellington's south coast, causing a local state of emergency to be declared for the city's Southern and Eastern wards.

People from about… Audio

Owhiro Bay residents are preparing for the worst this morning as six metre high swells batter Wellington's south coast.

The worst waves are predicted to hit in about an hour - as high tide reaches… Audio

Eugene Doyle, water activist and member of Wellington's Mayoral Taskforce on the Three Waters, gives his view. Audio