New ZealandFlood accommodation payment vital: 'People's mental health was paper-thin'Owners of red- and yellow-stickered homes are still paying rates for properties.19 Jul 11:51 PM
New ZealandHomeowners forced out by floods welcome government accommodation paymentsKarekare homeowners say the new fund for displaced residents brings a sigh of relief.19 Jul 09:06 AM
New Zealand'Tragedy of the worst kind': Harrowing 35-hour search for firefighter buried in landslideVolunteer firefighters Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg died during the cyclone.06 Jul 10:15 PM
New Zealand'Hideous': Delays threaten to bankrupt owners of landslip-hit homesFamilies are at risk of facing bills in the hundreds of thousands for retaining walls.06 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThree months in a flooded rental: Landlord must pay $15k to tenants confined to living upstairs"Virtually no steps have been taken by the landlord to remedy the situation".05 Jul 08:39 PM
New ZealandOwners watch collapsing West Auckland slip-damaged home demolished by diggerA skateboard was among the items rescued from the rubble.29 Jun 01:43 AM
PoliticsGovt unveils inquiry into wild weather response; $240m to finance rebuildIt has also launched an inquiry into the response to the cyclones.28 Jun 11:00 PM
New ZealandAuditor-General says Auckland Council has improved its response to emergencies but still has much work to doAn earlier review found senior leaders underestimated their roles.28 Jun 03:23 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Managed retreat': Should we stop building homes on flood plains or is there a better option?After Cyclone Gabrielle, Auckland gears up to do better, writes Simon Wilson.21 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘It hasn’t got easier’: Father of flood victim watched final moments before son's deathDaniel Mark Miller's body was found in a culvert in Wairau Valley.17 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandChange needed: Homeowners face $60k bills to clear streamsThe council has responsibility for about half the city's streams, exposing homeowners.16 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council to begin talks with high-risk property owners this weekIt will take time to reach all of the thousands of storm-affected homes in Auckland.13 Jun 05:57 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandMayor Wayne Brown’s $300k bill with top law firmIt can be revealed some of the legal advice was on the damning Auckland flood review.12 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandA break from the rain? Auckland set for week of sunny weatherIt will be a welcome reprieve for the sun-starved city.07 Jun 03:33 AM
Infrastructure reportBrett O’Riley: Time to set new infrastructure prioritiesWe have to be pragmatic and realistic, and open our doors to overseas funding.06 Jun 05:00 PM
Infrastructure reportOpinion: Filling NZ’s $210b infrastructure deficit black holeThe Government doesn’t have deep-enough pockets to fill the infrastructure black hole.06 Jun 04:59 PM
OpinionNick Leggett: The importance of sustainabilityOPINION: Our ageing infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle NZ’s changing climate.06 Jun 04:59 PM
Infrastructure reportAn alliance to spearhead cyclone recovery effortDowner aims to build back smarter in Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.06 Jun 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: Rates or a shares sale? Wayne Brown’s big budget showdownOPINION: With two days to go, Wayne Brown is running out of time to get his budget passed.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Fight of our lives': Climate scientist ‘optimistic and pessimistic’ about futureJames Renwick's new book delivers "future forecast" for NZ, but there's time to change it.04 Jun 04:31 AM
Politics$1b bill for Govt and councils to buy out cyclone-hit homesZoning maps will reveal what Hawke’s Bay communities could be deemed unliveable.01 Jun 12:00 AM
Politics‘Outrageous’: $9m of cyclone business support in Hawke’s Bay not spentThe number of grants paid hadn't been finalised, but leftover money would be returned.30 May 11:53 PM
New ZealandRed-stickered homeowners to learn how the fate of their properties will be decidedThe number of red-stickered homes after the Auckland floods has dropped from 500 to 330.29 May 04:29 AM
New Zealand‘Swimming in sewage’: Stormwater conference faces ‘hard lessons’'I apologise for any recent trauma that this presentation might trigger.'25 May 06:47 PM
New ZealandCyclone poll: Support for compensation for those forced out of homes by natural disastersCentral government a more popular option for payouts compared to local government.24 May 06:00 PM
New ZealandOwners nervous over accommodation aid as fate of cyclone, flood damaged homes remains uncertainMany families can't live in their homes but are still paying mortgages on top of rent.23 May 11:35 PM
New ZealandWet wet wet: Auckland gets nearly a year’s rainfall in five monthsAuckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.22 May 04:27 AM
New Zealand'Take extreme care': Showers, hail warning for Auckland; deluge for east coastThe good news is to expect settled weather from lunchtime tomorrow.22 May 12:08 AM
New ZealandWild weather: 31,000 lightning strikes in eight hours, thunderstorm warningsForecasters are warning the upper North Island of gusty thunderstorms and hail.21 May 11:07 PM
New Zealand'Scandalous': Owners of flood-damaged home suffering after bank took payoutThe family are in limbo - unable to live in their home or secure a loan to repair it.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandManaged retreat, daylighting streams part of Brown's $1.4b flood recovery planThe money would have to come from a number of sources.17 May 12:41 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Poor suffer as the world churnsOpinion: Our editorial on the lasting effects of extreme weather on the poorest.16 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnalysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than othersWeather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.15 May 02:43 AM
PoliticsGovt announces new classrooms, schools ahead of Budget 2023 revealPrime Minister Chris Hipkins delivered the news at a Wellington school this morning.14 May 09:45 PM
