Disaster

When it comes to natural disasters, New Zealand's unfortunately well-placed. But could you get through? Stephen Barnett's written the guide to help. Audio

Victims of the Whakaari / White Island disaster have today described the physical and mental trauma that robbed them of ordinary lives. Six companies are being sentenced in the Environment Court in… Audio

Forces of nature destroying plans for an Erebus memorial at an Auckland park could present a fresh opportunity according to whānau of some of the victims.

The Ministry of Heritage and Culture today… Video, Audio

It's already been more than 40 of waiting, and the wait continues, with the proposed national memorial to the Erebus plane crash victims homeless again.

A new geotechnical report has found recent… Video, Audio

University of Canterbury's John Hopkins and Toni Collins explain disaster law and shortcomings in NZ's legal system highlighted by the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

Rachel Scott-Leflaive's permanent home is in the idyllic ski area of Chamonix, France, but following the devastating blast in Beirut last month she has been deployed to Lebanon where she is working… Audio

Dr. Bradley Garrett spent four years with people preparing for the end of the world while researching his new book, Bunker: Building for the End Times. He joins the show to discuss the experience and… Audio

Forty years ago, 257 people were killed when Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Mount Erebus. It remains the worst peacetime disaster in New Zealand history in loss of life terms. Audio

Eight and a half years after the Pike River explosion claimed the lives of 29 men in one of the country's worst ever workplace disasters, three men finally re-entered the mine's drift today. Logan… Video, Audio

In another blow for Pike River mine families, the long-awaited re-entry has been delayed. Daily podcast The Detail speaks to Rebecca Macfie about the incredible events since the deadly explosion. Audio

Kiwi TV show 'Melody Rules' came out in the 90s and is widely regarded as one of worst sitcoms ever made. But just how bad was it? Geoff Houtman – one of the show's original writers – embarks on a… Audio

As mine experts prepare to enter Pike River Mine to recover the bodies of the 29 men who died in 2010, we talk to Harry Bell, a former mines rescue worker and inspector, about the difference between… Video, Audio

Dr Javid Abdelmoneim has been a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) doctor for almost 10 years. In that time he has been in some of the world's most distressing and challenging… Audio, Gallery

Disaster officials in Fiji's west say they're looking at building purpose built evacuation centres in the main towns. Audio