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'It's chaos': Mayotte hospital grapples with cyclone aftermath
Medics in Mayotte deliver babies during cyclone, face medicine shortages.
NZDF plane en route to Vanuatu quake response diverted after engine trouble
A Boeing 757 to transport freight and enable evacuation will also fly to Vanuatu.
Gisborne council slaps Aratu Forests with fresh enforcement order
Aratu Forests receives a second enforcement order application in five months.
Hikurangi Subduction Zone: What overseas quakes just revealed about NZ’s biggest natural hazard
A major study reveals more about the mysterious mechanics of NZ's largest disaster threat.
Landslides in eastern Uganda kill 15, 113 missing in disaster
Five villages affected after nation deluged by heavy rain.
Neil Kirton: Hawke's Bay councils 'gamble' on urban development
OPINION: Napier's vote is 'akin to a high-stakes game of poker'.
Scientists probe Pacific volcanoes’ risk to NZ’s internet
Scientists say huge undersea Pacific eruptions pose threat to cables linking NZ to world.
Pōrangahau village out of limbo but questions remain over stopbank plan
Flood protection measures have been announced for Pōrangahau – but questions remain.
‘One to two hours’ notice’: The NZ region at risk of 12m-high tsunamis
Tsunami surges as high as four-storey buildings could strike in an unexpected part of NZ.
'We don’t want our land to go': Whānau in path of planned Wairoa floodway feel 'threatened'
'I wouldn't like it if it was my land either,' Lawrence Yule says.
Auckland Council starts 'deconstructing' red-stickered homes – how does it work?
So far, 42 homes have been moved, recycled or demolished.
The large previously hidden chunk of NZ’s population at risk from coastal flooding
First-of-its-kind study reveals large but hidden chunk of population facing flood risk.
How gigantic eruption's rare 'booms' are informing NZ's disaster planning
Kiwis' reports of 'booms' in the 2022 eruption offer scientists useful insights.
Spain deploys 10,000 more troops after historic floods kill 211
Spain deploys 10,000 troops to Valencia as floods kill 211; hopes of survivors fading.
The last house on the street: Cyclone survivors who didn’t take buyout stuck as looters loom
Mike and Sue Brown say they have to stay 'forever' now, even as looters keep circling.
ShakeOut success: Minister hails Tairāwhiti for its NZ-leading efforts
The community is much more aware after its first-hand weather events experience.
Pākōwhai Memorial Hall restored for $300k – only to find out it may have to move
The cyclone-battered community hall may now have to make way for flood protection.
Damaged section of SH2 won't have two lanes for 14 months
The 'Devil's Elbow' has 15 major construction sites along it after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Jarden Wealth Weekly: Why global exposure is critical for Kiwi investors
OPINION: Earthquakes, disease, and tech stocks can make a global perspective lucrative.
Defence Force prioritises fuel tank removal from sunken HMNZS Manawanui
Oil leaks from HMNZS Manawanui; recovery team prioritises removing fuel tanks.
Hurricane Milton: Millions without power as massive recovery begins
16 are dead and over 2 million without power after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida.
Meteorologist's tearful warning: Hurricane Milton fueled by climate change
Climate scientists link stronger storms to global warming, warning of increased risks.
Emergency management roadmap due early next year
The roadmap will precede new emergency management legislation.
Editorial: Wellington quake shows WFH still needed
OPINION: In a shaky city, resilience and adaptability is key to remain productive.
Letters: Govt incoherent on climate change; Tech giants orchestrate 'heist of the century'
OPINION: 'Who thinks digging more coal out of the ground and burning it is going to help?'
Mt Ruapehu's crater lake at record cool temps – but sudden eruption unlikely
Ruapehu's crater lake is unusually cool, while Whakaari's eruptive episode may be ending.
Otago flooding: State of emergency lifted in Dunedin, Clutha District
Many roads remain closed in flooded parts of Otago.