‘Life-threatening’: Cyclone Alfred’s impact prompts urgent evacuations
Many are changing flights; officials are opening 12 evacuation centres.
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‘Incredibly dangerous’ Cyclone Alfred changes course off Queensland coast
Residents warned of up to 700mm rain; flash flooding expected in coastal areas.
Eastern Australia battens down for rare tropical cyclone
Millions of people in Queensland and New South Wales have been warned to brace for days without power after Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall later this week.
Tropical depression near Vanuatu intensifies to Cyclone Seru
The system is expected to intensify into a category 2 overnight.
Life in an isolated valley after a flood: 'The damage took my mind off being hungry'
George waited days in his car for someone to arrive: 'They didn’t even know we were here.'
Cyclone Zelia heads for Australia, port closures and emergency warnings
Ports and operations were shut down as emergency warnings were issued.
‘We lost our daughter’: Cyclone victims urge changes to save lives
The Collins family criticises authorities for failing to implement safety changes.
‘Like opening a window’: Unearthed phone shows cyclone smashing through Esk Valley
'Looking at those photos now, it’s surreal.'
'Please, let me stay': The cyclone survivor living in caravan on red-zoned land
For Waikato Gray, Esk Valley is more than just a home. It is five generations of history.
Eskdale man refuses buyout, stays on ancestral land after Cyclone Gabrielle
Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters destroyed Waikato Gray’s Eskdale home in February 2023. He refused a council buyout, staying on his ancestral land in a caravan. Video / Rafaella Melo
'Ready to go': Community prepared for another Gabrielle
Flood preparedness has become part of the local school's curriculum.
Cyclone Gabrielle tragedy: The questions the probe into 14 deaths wants to answer
Two years ago Cyclone Gabrielle brought death and destruction.
Cyclone Gabrielle: The couple who gave up their jobs and moved to Hawke's Bay to help
'This wasn’t just about clearing debris. It was about restoring hope.'
Risk of flooding, slips amid potential severe thunderstorms over North Island
People across the Central North Island are being warned of more thunderstorm action today.
'It's chaos': Mayotte hospital grapples with cyclone aftermath
Medics in Mayotte deliver babies during cyclone, face medicine shortages.
Almost 80% of cyclone repair projects on Tairāwhiti highways completed
TREC praises iwi, communities for support during highway repairs.
Police officer 'thought I'd lost everybody' during cyclone rescue effort
Moving through floodwaters on foot, officers saw seven people clinging to a pole.
Gisborne council slaps Aratu Forests with fresh enforcement order
Aratu Forests receives a second enforcement order application in five months.
'Where's my son's $75,000?': Refund plea in Auckland housing scheme
More than 50 buyers are owed money from the planned development.
Auckland buyers owed $2.03m for homes never built, land not even bought
'We need a law change in NZ to protect young, first-time home buyers' - insolvency expert.
Cyclone stories of Gisborne farmers feature in Farmstrong book
Rob and Marie Burke have first hand experience tackling disaster.
From adversity to opportunity: Puketawai Marae’s journey post-cyclone
Puketawai Marae, hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle, plans to shift to safer, higher ground.
Councils say buyouts of homes destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle almost completed
More than 300 properties across Hastings and Napier were deemed Category 3.
'No safer than we were 18 months ago': Emergency reforms can't come soon enough for Hawke's Bay
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little is calling for urgency from the Government in its overhaul.
Why Tairāwhiti needs a specialist emergency response team
Initiative will make region 'one of the most well-resourced' in NZ.
What we know about the 'elevated' cyclone risk in NZ
Northern New Zealand is at normal to higher-than-normal risk of a tropical cyclone.
Cyclone recovery work nears completion in Coromandel
More than $170 million has gone into the Coromandel following the cyclones.
Tenant fights for Kainga Ora to pay after home damaged in storm
Tenants of State homes damaged in floods say they should have been told the house was on a flood plain because of the potential risk.
Opinion: Some NZ homes are becoming uninsurable due to natural disasters
OPINION: There’s no general requirement in NZ that insurers cover anyone’s home.
Two public reserves and kiwi sanctuary reopen in Hawke's Bay
The popular reserves have reopened with stunning walks and even a kiwi creche.
Martin Williams: Hawke’s Bay is juggling several crises
OPINION: Councillors accept that rates cannot keep spiralling up.
Why portable office cabins are being stored on a cyclone-hit property near Napier
The row of portable office cabins has been piquing the curiosity of passing motorists.
How to care for pets during a disaster: Workshops to be held across NZ
The training will be offered in workshops around the country.
Govt cuts millions from coastal mapping project; fears communities 'in the dark'
Before the cuts, up to 85% of the coastline was going to be mapped. Now it's up to 40%.