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Opinion: Is the California wildfires insurance gap possible in NZ?
OPINION: New Zealand is the second-riskiest country in the world for natural hazards.
Shane Te Pou: Runaway climate change - NZ needs insurance overhaul to protect our homes
OPINION: We have left it too late to avoid serious impacts from climate change.
Opinion: Devastating blow for apartment owners hidden in Govt announcement
Earthquake-prone apartment owners had every right to rely on a now-cancelled loan scheme.
Government extends earthquake-strengthening deadlines by four years
Apartment owners have faced sleepless nights and losing their homes over 'unfair' rules.
Minister open to grace period for looming quake-prone building deadlines
Chris Penk is confident a review of earthquake-prone rules will be brought forward.
Resident despairs over former Whangārei mayor’s earthmoving activities
A Manuka Place resident fears his property might be the next to be condemned.
NZ Herald investigation: Why insurance may not save your home
With severe weather events on the increase, homeowners may not be covered by insurance.
Auckland pensioner left homeless by floods trapped in 'bureaucratic stalemate'
A year ago, Sheryl Clarke was rescued from her flooded home. Now she just wants it fixed.
Skyrocketing insurance for apartment owners: Treasury admits 'knowledge gap'
Treasury is undertaking a nationwide survey of apartment owners.
Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse
A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.
Sensors used in east coast fault zone quake study
Scientists to deploy ocean-bottom sensors off Wairarapa coast to pick up hidden quakes.
$14 million assigned for redevelopment of Taihape Town Hall
The building has been closed since 2021 after it was identified as earthquake-prone.
Strong, shallow 6.2 earthquake rocks South Island
At magnitude 6.2, it's the largest quake to hit this year.
Chateau Tongariro’s tangled web of cost traps taxpayers
What, we must ask ourselves, is the grande dame worth?
'It’s a miracle our baby survived’: Kiwi Cyclone survivors' near miss
The Karekare family were caught in a wave of mud as their home slipped down the hill.
'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed
Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.
How NZ's earthquake systems are now better equipped for The Big One
A sprawling $13m programme has helped deliver NZ a world-class earthquake response system.
Project finds way to retrofit concrete floors to make buildings safer in quakes
OPINION: The Recast Floors research project began after the 2016 Kaikōura quake.
The three-week quake nobody felt - entire Māhia Peninsula shifts 2cm east
A slow slip in Māhia released energy equivalent to a magnitude 6.6 quake over three weeks.
Three years to resolve? Nats say demand on assessors dragging out cyclone insurance claims
Just 399 of 3075 claims have been settled, with National saying Australian help is needed.
'High-risk': Key city centre faces uncertain future as earthquake concerns revealed
Serious seismic issues have been revealed, prompting talk of possible demolition.
The town NZ forgot: Meet those refusing to leave the abandoned post-disaster zone
Kurt Bayer reports on a stoic group who refuse to leave ‘paradise’.
Analysis: Climate disasters hurt some NZ businesses more than others
Weather disaster analysis raises need for needs-based recovery packages, not blanket ones.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Half a billion dollars in insurance claims in Hawke’s Bay
The cyclone caused widespread chaos across the North Island in mid-February.
Opinion: EQC says hazard risks must become top priority in land-use
OPINION: 'Troubling trends in how quick some properties go from build to insurance claim.'
Auckland floods: Cliff collapse victims tell of terror night
"It was like a wild animal. You know you don’t know what you are looking at?"
Research reveals what lies beneath capital's reclaimed land
Engineers now have a better understanding of where future liquefaction might be a problem.