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'Climbing on top of the car saved her life.'
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Watch: Privately-funded seawall rising beneath $13.5m North Shore homes
Wall at beach beneath homes to be 51m long, 3.3m high and 8m wide.
Flash flooding and heavy downpour in Waipukurau
The Central Hawke’s Bay settlement of Waipukurau was hit by surface flooding after a heavy localised downpour on Thursday night. Video / Rural Accountants Hawke’s Bay Ltd
How sinking land is raising Wellington's sea level rise risk
Scientists have reconstructed nearly two centuries of sea level rise in Wellington region.
Welcome mat in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit areas a sign of regional resilience
OPINION: Communities on their knees after Gabrielle have hosted the big-city exodus.
'Astounding' - 2023 was NZ's second-hottest year on record
The last three years have been New Zealand's warmest in recorded history, Niwa says.
Race to rescue people from floodwaters continues as wild weather lashes Australia
Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate after flooding inundated homes.
Heavy rain traps family in cave for days, awaiting water to drop before rescue
The cave is the fourth biggest known underground ecosystem in the world.
Flood rescuers busy as storms and downpours batter Queensland
A deluge of rain smashed the country during New Year's.
Nine dead after wild weather hits Australia
Officials say at least nine people have died in wild weather in Queensland and Victoria.
'Freed from distress and financial pressure': Cyclone-hit homeowner one of first bought out
Auckland Council is working on more than 2200 damage assessments.
Cyclone Gabrielle: First two homeowners accept buyout offers
Across Napier and Hastings, 147 properties were too unsafe to live in.
Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle, and a year of extreme weather
The Front Page reports on two major weather events that stunned the country this year.
Flood-hit Queensland communities remain isolated as evacuations continue
Almost 40 communities are still isolated by floodwaters from ex-tropical cyclone Jasper.
'Nah, we're just three Māori boys': The story behind NZ's quote of the year
As they rescued people from floodwaters, this trio uttered a now-famous phrase.
Child, 7, stranded on hospital roof as flood emergency grips Queensland
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper is causing record flooding in far north Queensland.
Cairns airport under water, planes submerged as flash floods hit Queensland
Meanwhile, a young girl fights for her life after being struck by lightning.
Christmas joy: $5.4m Parnell repairs, owners get keys back
Chubb New Zealand insured units where repairs were carried out by Tauranga’s Align Group.
Major flooding in Auckland apartment building after water leak
At least seven fire crews helped deal with the flooding.
Wet start to summer, week ahead 'a little bit messier'
"We’re about 36mm from the wettest year on record."
Councils take a lens to South Dunedin's flood vulnerability
Two regional authorities look to strengthen Dunedin for flood risks and climate change.
Opinion: Fighting fires, preventing floods - the case for a dam has never been stronger
OPINION: Gabrielle then wouldn't have caused as much damage in CHB, Tim Gilbertson argues.
The Wairoa River - when the mouth opened, it all went
Police knocked on doors to wake families to alert them to the dangers of the rising river.
Wairoa River levels peak after heavy rainfall in Hawke's Bay
Residents in Te Karaka are being asked to evacuate as the Waipaoa River rises.
Flood-damaged pensioner flats to be demolished
Seven homes to be demolished after floods ripped through seaside town of Waihī Beach.
'Striking distance': Less than 60mm of rain needed for Napier to have wettest year yet
The Hawke's Bay city is on the cusp of breaking a rainfall record ahead of the weekend.
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.
In darkness, avoiding a sting, a million bees cross the Hawke's Bay border
This was what beekeepers had been desperate for after the cyclone flooded many hives.
Heavy rain warning for ranges of Hawke's Bay
Heavy rain is expected to fall over 24 hours, with 150mm in the ranges.
'Intolerable risk to life': Behind the scenes of the office buying $110m of cyclone-smashed homes
140 homeowners in Hawke's Bay are meeting the teams that will buy their flooded homes.
Flood threat looming over Anzac Parade residents
'If we knew then what we know now, I think we may have reconsidered buying this place.'
Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130
At least 130 are dead as heavy rains triggered 'flooding seen only once every 100 years'.
Givealittle donation record: Who got the most support?
More than ever before was raised through the online platform, despite a challenging year.
Shellfish ban to last for weeks or months, flooding mooted as toxin cause
NZ Food Safety says flooding could have added nutrients that are causing the toxin.