Kāinga Ora to demolish almost 30 state houses due to Auckland flood damage
Almost 600 Auckland state houses were damaged in total.
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Cut-off communities near Napier receive boost as dirt bridge opens
Rural communities of Rissington, Patoka and Puketitiri welcome bridge.
Resilient Māori of Rangatira Marae working to salvage precious taonga
Salvaging and restoring precious taonga from a ruined marae is emotional work.
Downpour: Potential wastewater spill, beach access damaged in Omanu
Heavy rain event put pressure on the city’s stormwater.
'It was like an explosion': Muriwai fire chief survived landslide that killed volunteers
Phelan Pirrie is the sole survivor of the Muriwai fire truck when Cyclone Gabrielle hit.
In the dark: Fears of contamination plague a ‘forgotten’ flood community
"People are like, 'What? We didn’t know you’d even been hit'."
Willie Jackson: The rain's not racist, but the history of this country has undeniably been
By Māori, for Māori solutions can benefit all - I wouldn't support them if they didn't.
Crackdown at Piha road blocks after reports of fake access documents
The resident vehicle passes were introduced last week, but have already been ripped off.
Sudden downpour overwhelms Taupō drainage systems
Taupō residents are mopping up after a short, sharp deluge on Sunday.
Further update today on progress towards re-opening SH25 for heavy vehicles
Expect delays while contractors continue working to stabilise the SH25 washout.
Māori need to have that difficult conversation about climate change
Hawke's Bay Māori have tough decisions to make on marae locations
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
Phil O’Reilly: Five principles that should underpin the cyclone rebuild
Why growth, immigration, better planning laws and PPPs are key to the rebuild.
'Gucci and glamour': Auckland deputy mayor Desley Simpson on stepping up to leadership
"I'm a bit of a magpie for sparkly things."
Tears and sweat shed as homeowners and volunteers dig in for Gabrielle clean-up
The Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up in Hawke's Bay is a mammoth operation.
‘I didn’t care about drowning, I just had to save my mokos’ - cyclone survivor
Battling neck-high flood waters, Jim McIlroy put the live of his mokos ahead of his own.
Severe thunderstorm watch: Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taupō could get lashed today
“These thunderstorms will bring localised heavy rain and small hail."
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Wayne Brown used a private mobile during floods; council expects access
Brown made 8 calls on his council phone in 48 hours. But a personal phone also exists.
Auckland Council: The budget that follows the storms
Have your say on Auckland Council's new budget. Part 6: The environment.
'I could hear it coming after me': Are Auckland's cliffs too risky for building homes?
Auckland's dramatic cliff slips are not new so why do we keep living close to the edge?
Editorial: Destiny leader’s weather eye for an opportunity
OPINION: Our editorial on a novel explanation for extreme weather.
‘It took all our resources’: Firefighter describes three-hour battle in flood-ravaged city
About 35 firefighters fought the inferno which forced residents to evacuate temporarily.
Slash inquiry: Forestry boss says Nash’s industry ties could be ‘impediment’
Stuart Nash says the scale of the debris is "completely unacceptable".
Muriwai residents vent anger at Auckland Council staff over future of slip-hit houses
Locals had packed into Muriwai Golf Club to find out the fate of their homes.
Airport boss has lessons from a 'hell of a decade'
Former airport chief outlines strategies to cope with disaster.
Nurse who 'lost everything' in cyclone returns to work three days later
Maria Hollingshead thinks humour and humanity are getting her through losing her home.
Corporate co-operation and iwi hold keys to rebuilding devastated communities
OPINION: The key to supporting communities devastated by floods was collaboration.
A crate for a mate: Man risks walk over debris-covered bridge to give friend cold one
In the midst of a disaster zone, a little gesture for a friend can mean a lot.
PM returns to Hawke's Bay, hears most crops uninsured
The Prime Minister is back in the Bay and heard first-hand from growers.
‘If the waka is stuck, so am I’: Historic waka needs new temporary home
The important piece of history is stuck on flood-damaged land and needs a temporary home.
Iwi welcome trial of new flood pump allowing native fish a safe passage
The regional council is working to manage flood pump impediments to safe fish passage.
Why heavy vehicles are allowed on vital SH1 route
Trucks under 50 tonnes can travel on the Paparoa-Oakleigh Rd.
Generators on way to Far North as Red Cross heeds Mayor’s appeal for help
TV host asked Moko Tepania about the one thing that would most help hard-hit communities.