'We're going to die today': Whakaari victims recount the horror visit
The force of the blast pushed hard hats and respirators off the American tourists' faces.
The force of the blast pushed hard hats and respirators off the American tourists' faces.
The trial is expected to run for four months.
Families are at risk of facing bills in the hundreds of thousands for retaining walls.
Silt and waste that covered Hawke's Bay will be recycled.
A man and his children have been left without a shower ever since the Auckland floods.
The Magpies have won all three games in which charity jerseys have been worn.
Changes could be under way for Hawke's Bay's disaster response model.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council data shows the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle so far is over $5b.
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State Highway 1 will be the alternate route on July 4-5 when SH4 closes.
The new dedicated response team will help navigate council and government processes.
Terms of reference have been agreed for a review into the Bay's cyclone response.
Two homes have red-stickered and evacuated, with more expected to come.
The HB Cyclone Laundry Network wants more people to continue supporting families.
The local Swat team is on the job, ramping up the need for flood protection measures.
'I'm really not impressed that my petrol bill is going to go up'.
Gisborne was almost completely isolated by flooding and slips.
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
After Cyclone Gabrielle, Auckland gears up to do better, writes Simon Wilson.
Lifeguards saved hundreds but ruined their wetsuits in the contamination.
Heavy rain could cause flooding and damage to roads that are already fragile.
'We know that recovering from this disaster is going to take quite some time.'
Daniel Mark Miller's body was found in a culvert in Wairau Valley.
It will take time to reach all of the thousands of storm-affected homes in Auckland.
Duncan McPhail's home of 40 years could be declared as unsafe to live. He has other ideas.
The Government doesn’t have deep-enough pockets to fill the infrastructure black hole.
Māori affected by land categorisation have a big choice to make.
'We rebuild bodies to restore lives and that’s what we're trying to do.'
Te Aute Trust Board have purchased the Wine Country Motel in Havelock North for dorms.
One of Taupō's biggest bouts in 150 years has left scientists more questions than answers.