Jamie Morton talks to scientists trying to model what a direct hit on Auckland would look like. Chris Hung couldn’t quite ...

“The Tūtaekurī, Ngaruroro and Tukituki River catchments support internationally and nationally significant populations of ...

Experts warned climate change added 10% more rainfall to ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, with an 80% chance of a similar-sized ...

To ensure the longevity and durability of this critical infrastructure, Council has engaged Universal Engineering to perform ...

Katikati Emergency Response Team (KERT) is made up of a familiar group of local community leaders. The initiative largely came about after the disastrous Cyclone Gabrielle flooding and subsequent ...

Disaster responders are focusing on intelligence and logistics in a push to improve the country's poor record for handling big emergencies. In the wake of several scathing reviews of how various ...

A review into the Wairoa flooding event on 26 June 2024 has found the flood was caused by a combination of factors leading to ...

Cabinet has approved an Order in Council to enable severe weather recovery works to continue in the Hawke’s Bay, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds and Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery ...

Urban green spaces are disappearing from New Zealand cities, at a time when denser housing is being planned in many areas.