Natural Disasters
Convoy of free farm fencing en route for flood-hit Wellsford
A charity donating truckloads of free farm fencing hopes to bring "mighty big smiles" to storm-hit farmers in the upper north Island. Audio
Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti in cleanup mode - again
Northern Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are back in cleanup mode after heavy rain fell steadily over the weekend. Audio
Gisborne cleaning up again after weekend of rain
The Gisborne District Council is bracing for another expensive beach clean up, after another weekend deluge washed tonnes and tonnes of slash down the rivers.
Te Tairāwhiti was under heavy rain… Audio
Storm reaction reviews rumble on
Reviews into how authorities did during the year's biggest storms are carrying on months after defences were found wanting.
'It's about being ready' - Everything that could go wrong if Taranaki Maunga erupted
An emergency planning forum has been told the biggest threat to health from an eruption on Taranaki Maunga will be from disruption to infrastructure.
Wairarapa's three councils slow to coordinate Cyclone Gabrielle response - report
Emergency services and local authorities were all individually monitoring the situation as it developed - but not working together, the report found.
Auckland Council offers funds for homes at risk from natural hazards
Auckland Council is to vote on the way forward for damaged homes that can be salvaged if work is done to protect them from future hazards.
Icelandic town endures 1000 earthquakes a day - but the real threat is still to come
More than 1000 earthquakes a day are rumbling the fishing village of Grindavik, where a 15-kilometre fracture has opened in the ground.
Gregory De Pascale: Iceland on edge, waiting for eruption
Iceland is bracing itself for a significant volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik. Tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled the country in recent weeks… Audio
Auckland museum display has no mention of 2019 Whakaari disaster
The out-of-date volcano exhibit tells visitors that it is still possible to visit Whakaari / White Island by helicopter.
Fears of 'mass starvation' in Solomon Islands' Tikopia after Cyclone Lola
Cyclone Lola destroyed "most" of the food crops on Tikopia when it hit as a category 5 system in October.
Icelandic town evacuated over eruption fears
The town of Gríndavík, Iceland, has been evacuated and a state of emergency declared following a series of earthquakes caused by magma bubbling beneath the surface.
Residents are now waiting for a… Audio
Iceland town evacuated ahead of possible eruption
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption.
Resolution for owners of flood-damaged homes a step nearer
Owners of flood-wrecked Hawke's Bay properties are inching closer to answers about the fate of their homes.
10 months in a cabin: Homeowners wait for fate of flood-damaged homes
"A nightmare camping trip that doesn't stop." That's how one home owner has described their living situation after ten months sleeping in a tiny cabin waiting for the fate of their flood-damaged… Video, Audio
Five hacks to save your life in a tsunami threat
It's been nearly 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami, which left nearly 230 thousand people dead around the edges of the Indian Ocean. And who can forget the quake and tsunami in Japan which caused… Audio
'Left without anything': Relatives of Nepal quake victims prepare for cremations
The 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Friday killed 157 people and injured more than 200.
Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday.
Whakaari/ White Island court case will change the level of accepted risk in NZ's tourism industry
Analysis - A court decision finding the owners of Whakaari / White Island guilty of breaching workplace safety laws could have implications for adventure tourism, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles and James…
Scores killed after Nepal hit by earthquake, tremors felt in New Delhi
At least 128 people have been killed and dozens injured with the quake being felt as far away as New Delhi.