'Deep sorrow': PM speaks after deadly shooting, praises heroic actions of police
Eyewitnesses have described being caught up in the chaos as a gunman stormed a building.
Eyewitnesses have described being caught up in the chaos as a gunman stormed a building.
Owners of red- and yellow-stickered homes are still paying rates for properties.
Crews from Waihau Bay, Hicks Bay and Ōpōtiki were in attendance.
South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains since July 9.
Are we enlightened or on a 'slippery slope towards uselessness'?
A crane was needed to haul the woman's vehicle out of the creek where it landed.
Tairāwhiti Gisborne has had three states of emergency this year alone.
Just 399 of 3075 claims have been settled, with National saying Australian help is needed.
Families are at risk of facing bills in the hundreds of thousands for retaining walls.
A helicopter, ambulances, fire engines and police were called to a Kaiwaitau Rd property.
Greg Josephs is cycling alongside the Tour de France at 1am every night.
Changes could be under way for Hawke's Bay's disaster response model.
The family are struggling to comprehend how quickly their home caught fire.
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
Cyclone-hit growers fear the Government's loan scheme will put them further into debt.
Terms of reference have been agreed for a review into the Bay's cyclone response.
The HB Cyclone Laundry Network wants more people to continue supporting families.
About 20 fire crew including a hazmat unit are on the scene after first reports at 4.45pm.
Civil Defence asks residents in low-lying areas not to wait for an official evacuation.
Gisborne was almost completely isolated by flooding and slips.
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
After Cyclone Gabrielle, Auckland gears up to do better, writes Simon Wilson.
Lifeguards saved hundreds but ruined their wetsuits in the contamination.
The hiker's leg was trapped by a rock after the mudslide.
Heavy rain could cause flooding and damage to roads that are already fragile.
'We know that recovering from this disaster is going to take quite some time.'
Daniel Mark Miller's body was found in a culvert in Wairau Valley.
41 bodies have been recovered, including 38 students.