BusinessAfter spending $700k-plus on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting costsSome 80,000 frontline pandemic workers were given the pins.26 Apr 12:17 AM
New Zealand'Morale high': NZDF in 'good position' to carry out Gallipoli Anzac Day dawn serviceLuggage, containing instruments and uniforms, were lost during the Dubai floods last week.24 Apr 02:19 AM
WorldDubai struggles to recover from 'historic weather event' that caused mass floodsHeavy rain has devastated Dubai causing massive floods and damage.18 Apr 09:44 PM
WorldHere’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpourWith cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood.18 Apr 12:17 AM
New Zealand'Very pleased': West Coast flood protection weathers the stormFlood defences across southern Westland stood the test of last week's bad weather.17 Apr 10:28 PM
New ZealandWeather events cost golf club $400,000Golf club counts the cost of 2023 — a year of floods.15 Apr 12:16 AM
New ZealandFour sites shortlisted for Hawke’s Bay’s new $15m hospicePlans for a much-needed new hospice are getting back on track.11 Apr 12:55 AM
New Zealand'Be prepared to evacuate': West Coast residents on flood alert, severe thunderstorm watch for northPower cuts, landslides and road closures struck the West Coast yesterday.10 Apr 11:31 PM
New ZealandAuckland set for wet end to week as West Coast prepares for 57-hr delugeWest Coast officials say they are apprehensive but prepared for the incoming rain.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Atmospheric river' may bring more than a month's rain in three daysMetService issues a raft of new weather watches and warnings ahead of a big rain-maker.07 Apr 11:52 PM
WorldOne dead as NSW residents mop up after record-breaking downpoursOne person found dead as residents across eastern NSW clear up after damaging storms.06 Apr 08:15 PM
World'Evacuate now': Sydney suburbs face flooding as storms move down coastThe NSW State Emergency Service received more than 4000 calls in the last 24 hours.05 Apr 10:02 PM
World'Remain vigilant': Heavy rain threatens Sydney damThe rain band currently hitting NSW may cause serious floods.05 Apr 12:18 AM
New Zealand'Finally': Owners of homes hit by landslide from reserve may get buyout offer'If [the council’s] reserve hadn’t fallen down on our house, we’d be happy as Larry.'23 Mar 09:41 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCyclone red zones might be ‘finalised’ - but in one community, they're a long way from settledThe situation Pākōwhai is in is complex, but two men say there's a simple red-zone fix.16 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandStorms and cyclones leave environmental legacy in coastal CoromandelCadets have been employed to clean up the Coromandel Peninsula's eastern coastline.13 Mar 07:23 PM
New ZealandMore than $1 billion in assets at risk from Thames floodingThames shoreline protection comes with 'big costs'11 Mar 01:28 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ Herald investigation: Why insurance may not save your homeWith severe weather events on the increase, homeowners may not be covered by insurance.08 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Frustrating': Hamilton City Council's online flood mapping tool crashes after new data releasedThe new data identified 650 properties could have an average one metre of flooding.06 Mar 10:30 PM
New Zealand'I grabbed her': Woman remembers cow that swam her to safety during floodsCow 569's story became a tale of survival from the lower North Island floods of 2004.21 Feb 10:09 PM
New ZealandTwo decades on: Pregnant woman plucked from Mangamahu roof shares her storySeilena Phillips-Edwards' rescue touched hearts during the Whanganui floods.16 Feb 01:58 AM
New ZealandRedclyffe switched on, but what's the future?Transpower expects to reveal the future of the Redclyffe station within two months.15 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandSolving a school's mould muddle: When the flooding subsided, it was just the beginningNūhaka School will be rebuilt after damage from the cyclone revealed hidden issues.13 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Never seen anything like it': Wairoa maize farmer recalls storm's anniversary'My Red Bands were not enough to walk around in, it was a struggle'.13 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'It is not easy': Cyclone Gabrielle survivors still searching for new homes a year on'Every time it rained I put headphones on and listened to 'Here Comes the Sun'.'13 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'More vulnerable now': Flood risk worry for grower after Cyclone Gabrielle'My father set up this business about 50 years ago and we’re starting from the bottom.'12 Feb 10:02 PM
New ZealandFocus: Cyclone Gabrielle one year onCommunities across the country look back on the biggest storm to hit New Zealand this century. Video / Corey Fleming / Zoe McIntosh / Getty ImagesWatch12 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandFirst in the sky over 'a war zone': How an orchardist rescued 150 people with a chopperCam Taylor had no search and rescue expertise, but his community needed saving.11 Feb 10:30 PM
New ZealandCyclone rebuild of Hawke’s Bay will be a decade in the makingProjects are lined up in order of priority and will start as, and when, the funds arrive.11 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'We’re going to get trapped': The news photographers who drove head-first into a cyclonePaul Taylor and Warren Buckland found themselves surrounded by furious floods and history.11 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandPM announces $63m funding for Cyclone Gabrielle silt and debris removalUrgent work to clean up cyclone-affected regions will continue, thanks to a $63m boost.11 Feb 01:33 AM
New Zealand'A bit run down': Tourists at reopened winery blissfully unaware of cyclone'It’s taken a lot of hard work by so many people to get where we are today.'10 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAuckland 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.10 Feb 04:01 PM
New ZealandPuketapu still divided geographically, but the community has never been stronger'You work your way through it and then all of a sudden it seems like a dream.'10 Feb 01:00 AM
