Natural Disasters

Tens of thousands of demonstrators, many carrying photos of victims, called on regional leader Carlos Mazon to resign over the handling of the 2024 disaster.

Forecasters issue widespread warnings for heavy rain, gales and snow across much of the country on Monday.

Extreme winds have wreaked havoc across the lower South Island, where some face a week without power.

Transpower's network is fully operational, but power distribution companies have been hard hit.

Firegrounds at Kaikōura and Leader Road at Waiau were expected to be handed back to landowners on Friday.

How to predict when Ruapehu might next erupt is an important, but difficult, question. A group of researchers thought: why not recreate the volcano in a lab?

A former Civil Defence controller told an inquest that the Christchurch earthquakes had shown the need for the platform.

Police officer Sergeant Russell Owen, was at times close to tears as he recollected the events of 9 December 2019, where 22 people died and 25 others were injured.

Council hydrologist Craig Goodier was cross-examined over whether logs or concrete may have blocked the waterway.

The coronial inquest also heard police did not follow the prepared eruption response plan in 2019.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council's flood forecaster has been questioned about whether his language about the flood risk accurately conveyed the urgency and threat to life. Audio

An inquest is underway into the deaths of 13 people in relation to the 2023 cyclone.

An expert in water-sensitive design urges us to think harder about what lies beneath our feet