Natural Disasters
Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?
The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms?
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 26 January
NZ First leader Winston Peters is questioning whether New Zealand should continue to fund the World Health Organisation; Travel agents are worried British-New Zealand dual nationals may get turned… Audio
Tauranga Mayor announces investigation into slip disaster
Rescue crews have halted recovery efforts at the Mount Maunganui landslide overnight after workers spotted potential instability in the slip. Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Mount Maunganui search on hold due to risk of further slips
The search for six people unaccounted for after a landslide hit a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui has been put on hold due to the risk of further slips. Nick James reports. Audio
Changing our disaster focus
The floods keep coming, and we keep rebuilding. Is there a better way to cope with increasing numbers of infrastructure-wrecking storms? Audio
Live updates: Families, locals, PM come together to remember landslide victims
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is attending the vigil as the community does what it can to support the families of those with missing loved ones.
Family mourn teen killed in landslide as 'wonderful son, a devoted big brother'
The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide says he was an "incredible, kind and beautiful human being".
Mauao tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ's deadliest natural hazard
Analysis: Much of the risk is invisible, accumulating quietly beneath the surface until a sudden collapse occurs, writes geologist Martin Brook.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 23 January
Emergency crews have been working through the night searching for people missing after a landslide at Mount Maunganui; Emergency teams have been searching overnight for several people trapped under a… Audio
'Lean on each other': Mayor's advice to residents trapped in Ōakura
Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says it could take weeks to fix a massive slip blocking the road to Ōakura.
'My home looks like mud and logs': Footage shows vast East Coast damage
Te Araroa on the East Coast remains cut off by road, while over 300 in the region are without power.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 22 January
Donald Trump has given his speech to world and business leaders at Davos in Switzerland; Deb Glasgow has lived in Ōakura for decades, and says last night's weather was some of the worst she's ever… Audio
Gisborne region prepares for incoming deluge
Up to 350mm of rain is expected to fall north of Tolaga Bay overnight.
Women saved from 'eye-level water' in dramatic kayak rescue
A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her home says she has never seen flooding like it.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 21 January
Heavy rain and strong winds continue to hit the upper North Island; Auckland Transport has plans to purchase three new diesel vessels as electric ferry trials continue; Research has linked childhood… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 13 January
An IT expert says even more of the country's patient information portals are at risk - because there's no-one checking private providers; A Southland GP says skin cancer is reaching an almost epidemic… Audio
States of Emergency now far more frequent across New Zealand
New data shows New Zealanders are spending far more time under States of Emergency than a decade ago, driven by increasingly frequent storms and fires. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says regions must… Audio
Tasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years
Record rainfall caused widespread damage across the district, the worst in 150 years, after it was hit by floods twice in as many weeks during June and July.
Taiwan rattled by 7.0-magnitude quake
The quake with a depth of 73km was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei.
'Strong' quake shakes lower North Island
It measured 4.7 and struck 10 km southwest of Pongaroa at a depth of 17km.
