2023 among NZ's warmest years as new climate change stocktake lays out impacts
This year so far has been the country's warmest in our land and seas combined.
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Scientists discover massive undersea reservoir near NZ’s biggest fault zone
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More than $13m in cyclone funds will not be touched until 2024
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Stranded Creative NZ staff felt 'abandoned' during Auckland floods
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Thousands without power after 240km/h winds recorded, flights delayed, roofs ripped off, trees down
More than 10,000 people lost power overnight, Wellington Electricity said.
240km/h winds recorded, SH2 closed, roofs lifting, trees down, homes without power
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Young Hawke’s Bay woman swaps farmwear for frocks for Rural Support
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Morocco earthquake: Kiwi shares first-hand account of the chaos
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More than 2000 confirmed dead in Morocco earthquake
Rare earthquake toppled buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities.
Damage in Marrakech from magnitude 6.8 earthquake
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Cheer amid despair: How $10.3m Lotto win brought joy to cyclone-ravaged Wairoa
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122km/h: Tonga eruption triggered the fastest underwater flows ever recorded
Last year’s gargantuan Tonga eruption created the fastest underwater flows ever recorded.
Death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises
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Omāhu Marae to host special Waiata Māori Music Awards show
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Heavy downpours to hit North Island, tree falls in Herne Bay
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'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed
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Hawke's Bay residents fighting to stay in homes welcome National's cyclone Ombudsman
The Prime Minister has suggested the move would add another layer of bureaucracy.
'Dealing with them their own way': Vigilante justice, claims looters assaulted at cyclone-damaged homes
'If I was a big burly guy and confronted someone on my property, I would do the same.'
Hawke's Bay farmer rapt to move out of Category 3; others still fighting ahead of deadline
'I said to them, well I shouldn't be in Category 3.'