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![5 million phones receive Civil Defence emergency test alert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
5 million phones receive Civil Defence emergency test alert
The alert is a vital channel for warning people of threats to their life or property.
![Weather: Fears ex-tropical cyclone Fili could cause 'catastrophic' flooding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Weather: Fears ex-tropical cyclone Fili could cause 'catastrophic' flooding
Mayor 'preparing for the worst' ahead of ex-tropical cyclone Fili.
!['Wettest month in five years': MetService lifts state of emergency in Gisborne](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Wettest month in five years': MetService lifts state of emergency in Gisborne
State of emergency in Tairāwhiti has now been lifted, after more than a week.
![Fresh flooding fears for Tairāwhiti as rain continues to pelt down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Fresh flooding fears for Tairāwhiti as rain continues to pelt down
New flood warning in place for Tairāwhiti as the Waipaoa River continues to rise.
!['We haven't had time to breathe': Gisborne mayor dissects week that's been](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'We haven't had time to breathe': Gisborne mayor dissects week that's been
Rehette Stoltz says council staff are working around the clock to address the fallout.
![Hawke's Bay storm: SH2 reopens, heavy rain warning tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Hawke's Bay storm: SH2 reopens, heavy rain warning tonight
Waka Kotahi urges people to drive with care with further heavy rain expected overnight.
![Gisborne cut off: Homes evacuated, power cut off, after torrential rain on East Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Gisborne cut off: Homes evacuated, power cut off, after torrential rain on East Coast
Residents were evacuated overnight and hundreds are still without power.
![Washed away: Raging East Coast floodwaters claim coastal home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Washed away: Raging East Coast floodwaters claim coastal home
Civil Defence official tells East Coasters to brace for another rough night
!['Lucky' to be alive: Person swept away down river, workers choppered to safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Lucky' to be alive: Person swept away down river, workers choppered to safety
Flood-prone East Coast residents urged to evacuate now or 'prepare to ride out the storm'.
![Storm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Storm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closure
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
!['Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Great relief': Buller mayor says they've escaped the worst, Kiri Allan praises response
Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.
![Wild weather: Small West Coast town cut off as heavy rain closes in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Wild weather: Small West Coast town cut off as heavy rain closes in
Rain over the last 24 hours has made for Westport's wettest February day in 78 years.
![West Coast downpour: State of emergency declared - residents told to prepare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
West Coast downpour: State of emergency declared - residents told to prepare
Franz Josef and Haast are isolated due to the State Highway being blocked on either side.
![Richard Prebble: Defence, security, climate change loom larger than Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Richard Prebble: Defence, security, climate change loom larger than Covid
OPINION: NZ is dangerously isolated and has less international influence than ever before.
!['No warning': Eruption surges sink 12 boats, smash marina](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'No warning': Eruption surges sink 12 boats, smash marina
Northland - just recovering from lockdown - takes another hit.
![PM reacts to Tonga eruption; Tutukaka marina evacuated after boats destroyed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
PM reacts to Tonga eruption; Tutukaka marina evacuated after boats destroyed
Cyclone Cody and Tonga's volcanic eruption have combined to produce surges.
![Tsunami and cyclone aftermath: Warning in place to stay off beaches until Wednesday in Hawke's Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Tsunami and cyclone aftermath: Warning in place to stay off beaches until Wednesday in Hawke's Bay
Double trouble: Eruption tsunami and cyclone lead to warning in Hawke's Bay.
!['Constant roaring': Family's terrifying night as hillsides collapse around home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Constant roaring': Family's terrifying night as hillsides collapse around home
'It sounded like a major earthquake every time the slips went.'
![Experts share findings for Whanganui flood risk strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Experts share findings for Whanganui flood risk strategy
Massey University experts have been looking at Anzac Parade flood risk and resilience.
![Napier's stormwater system would cost $341m to replace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Napier's stormwater system would cost $341m to replace
A report on last year's flood sheds new light on Napier's stormwater infrastructure.
![5.9 quake rocks central North Island, felt in South Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
5.9 quake rocks central North Island, felt in South Island
The quake has been felt as far north as Auckland, and Christchurch in the South Island.