High winds prevent fire-affected residents returning to homes
Residents who have returned to their homes told to be prepared to leave at short notice.
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Civil Defence gives latest on Nelson fires
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
Editorial: Fire has been well fought
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.
Nelson bush fires: Wakefield residents can return to homes immediately
Officials said it was a balancing act allowing 680 households to return.
Nelson fires could still be burning in March
Wakefield evacuees could return home tonight, dew and high humidity helping firefighters.
Tasman fires live: 'The risk remains high'
Prohibited activities include those where metal meets stone and that can generate sparks.
Strong winds the 'biggest enemy' for Tasman firefighters
Nearly 900 properties were evacuated in the Wakefield area on Friday.
Big winds set to fan flames, disrupt helicopters fighting Tasman inferno
Winds over 50km/h would ground the helicopters which have been dumping water on the blaze.
'Our house is surrounded with black': Evacuated residents' mad dash
Affected residents speak about being evacuated and helping out on the home front.
Tasman blaze: Weekend rain unlikely
Rain in the Nelson region is unlikely as firefighters work furiously to control the fires.
Tasman fire: Wakefield schools urged to close
Tasman district fire forces some Wakefield residents to be evacuated - councillor
No rain in sight for Tasman fire
Warm day, light winds but no rain forecast today for Tasman fire zone
Pigeon Valley Fire: Further evacuations, Govt set up $20,000 relief fund
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
Homes destroyed: 'Extreme dryness' fuels inferno
Extreme dryness in Nelson and Tasman has allowed for 'fuel' for the blaze, NIWA says
Forest fire smoke envelops village
Tasman forest fire destroys homes in Redwood Valley - councillor
'When, not if': Preparing for the 'megathrust' quake
An emergency response plan will be based on a magnitude 8.9 quake and tsunami scenario.
Emergency CD warning received by 60pc of cellphones
Emergency civil defence warning test last year was received by 3.6 million phones
Coroner's verdict on man's death in Kaikōura quake
Albert Louis Edgar died in 2016 natural disaster.
What you should do in a lightning storm
How can we safe in a violent lightning storm? Here are a few top tips.
Don't panic! Civil Defence test mobile alert
Civil Defence decided to retest their mobile alert system after 2017 test blunder.
Civil Defence takes another stab at mobile alert after 1.30am bungle
If you get an emergency txt from Civil Defence between 6pm and 7pm, don't panic
Airbnb partners with Civil Defence for emergency housing
The agreement is only the second national-level partnership behind the United States.
Schoolboys trapped by flood waters make it out safely
The 25 year 9 students were trapped in Mt Aspiring National Park.
Comment: Be alert to tsunami
COMMENT: New Zealanders need to be alert to the risk of a tsunami.
Westland students evacuate but some may hunker down
Some students are being evacuated by police vehicles which can brave the weather.
Civil Defence Minister: No reports of damage after quake
The Civil Defence Minister said the quake had "obviously given people a bit of a shake".
'Sharp' and jolting quake felt across New Zealand
A sharp 6.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled much of New Zealand this afternoon.
Scientists probe NZ's quiet, high-risk quake zones
Scientists investigating a 'hit list' of long-quiet but high-risk earthquake danger zones.
Flooding effects still felt five months on
Infrastructure repairs in the district are ongoing - five months on from the event.
Civil Defence warns of tsunami siren test in Auckland
From noon the sirens will sound for one minute each across the Auckland region.
Cluster of small earthquakes shakes NZ
No tsunami threat to New Zealand following the earthquakes, says Civil Defence.
Major NZ disaster response shake-up
Review launched after 2016 Kaikoura earthquake and 2017 Port Hills fires
Tornado captured while Taranaki lashed by heavy rain
Taranaki Civil Defence has shared a video of a tornado near New Plymouth.
Doomsday! Inside the bunker beneath the Beehive
Steve Braunias takes a guided tour of underground Civil Defence bunker beneath Beehive.