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 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 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'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 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 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 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
PremiumPremiumVideoA rescue, a landslip and no home to go toKim Weston rescued her mother Sheryl Clarke during the Auckland Anniversary floods. A year later Clarke's home is still red-stickered. Video / Sylvie WhinrayWatch08 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandEight moves in a year: Family of four's life packed into one basket'We had already used up plan A and we were in plan B and we didn’t have a plan C.'05 Feb 09:46 PM
PremiumPremiumInfrastructure reportBillions short each year: NZTA Waka Kotahi warns it will spend twice its fundingAgency concedes many of its projects will be deferred or delayed.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew Auckland tsunami evacuation maps show lower risk than thoughtAuckland Emergency Management says the new maps are also easier to understand.01 Feb 06:17 AM
Politics‘Could happen tomorrow’: Govt warned of chances of ‘catastrophic’ earthquakeStaffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.01 Feb 12:37 AM
New ZealandWorking bees get model flying back in the Awatoto air after cycloneThey've endured a flood and a cyclone, but the model warbirds keep on flying.29 Jan 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'You don’t mark your own homework': Auckland Council and mayor under fire over flood review snubFormer police commissioner Mike Bush has not been invited back to review his flood report.28 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland floods then and now: Photos capture devastation - see how same spots look todayTraumatic memories hard to shake for victims of flooding a year ago in Auckland.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat have we learned from the Auckland floods?OPINION: There have been changes to warn city residents to get to higher ground.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Water up to the car roof in five minutes’: Widow’s warning a year on from flood deathFamily 'forever grateful' for neighbours' brave bids to save her husband, Jane Young says.26 Jan 10:23 PM
New ZealandOne year on: Could Auckland cope with another flood? No, experts concedeThousands of Auckland properties are still in the firing line, council admits.26 Jan 05:24 PM
