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Boulders up to 1m in size tumbled onto the road.
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Scientists are exploring NZ's risk from offshore volcanoes and tsunami-making landslides.
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Auckland flooding: Almost 80 homes badly damaged, some totally off-limits
Auckland's freak floods have cut off dozens of homes.
Floods send New York City into state of emergency
Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Thursday as floodwaters cascaded into subways and trapped drivers on highways. Video / AP
'Humbled by kindness': Flood victim flees home with just photos
Peter King was about to go to bed when he heard what sounded like a jet plane in the yard.
West Auckland flooding: 400 homes still without power, homes damaged and roads closed
Some roads 'may be out of action for some time' as a result of the vicious weather.
U.S. Coast Guard crews delivering 'hope' to Haiti
A U.S. Coast Guard chaplain has a double duty of delivering help and hope to Haitian families recovering from an earthquake. Video / AP
Many dead and dozens missing in Tennessee floods
Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee has left at least 22 people dead and dozens missing as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads. Video / AP
Hidden monster: What we're learning about NZ's big tsunami-maker
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Haiti rescuers race to find survivors as storm threatens to follow quake
The earthquake left at least 1297 dead and 2800 injured in the Caribbean island nation.
'It was like a bus had hit the house': Earthquake hits lower North Island overnight
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit west of Paraparaumu just before 4am.
Marlborough in race against time as more heavy rain on the way
Engineers scramble to fix broken stopbanks before another round of downpours hits.
489 homes damaged in West Coast flooding, 153 people still displaced
Update from West Coast Emergency Management says 89 homes suffered severe or total damage.
Holidaymakers rescued by mud-covered fire chief after night of landslides
Couple thought their mini break would be 'wonderful' ... until things turned 'wild'.
Wild weather: 'Bulk' of displaced Westport residents should be home this afternoon, but more bad weather on the way
The cleanup is beginning - slowly - for flood-affected Westport residents.
Dead cows line Westport beach and riverbeds in aftermath of raging floods
Westport beach becomes a resting place for stock killed in massive floods at the weekend.
Earthquake rating for Inland Revenue office drops by at least 34%
IRD refuses to say what the new rating is other than it's lower than first thought.
Subduction zone mystery: do underwater mountains fuel silent earthquakes?
State-of-the-art tech is helping unravel the secrets of NZ's mysterious 'silent' quakes.
Rescuers look for missing people in giant Japanese mudslide
The mudslide ripped through a seaside resort town and killed at least three people.
Alpine Fault: Scientists reveal big quake maker's earliest activity
Scientists reveal earliest stirrings of NZ's Alpine Fault - with global implications.
Security camera footage of tornado that hit Papatoetoe
Security camera video of the tornado that hit Papatoetoe in the weekend. Video / Dave Malcolm
'It's not safe anywhere in the world': Papatoetoe tornado's trail of destruction
'It's not safe anywhere in the world,' tornado victim says outside devastated house.
Focus: Record rainfall batters Canterbury for second day
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The floating threat to Napier City
Is Napier Port a tsunami threat to Napier City? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
How long would it take to evacuate people in an Auckland eruption?
It could take just 49 hours to move 320,000 Aucklanders before an eruption, study finds.
Why mysterious 'slow quakes' could be key to next event
Cracking mystery of 'slow' quakes crucial to understanding NZ's biggest tsunami threat.
Residents flee after volcano erupts in Congo
The eruption took out a highway that connects Goma with the city of Beni.
Tornado through Waitara causes minor damage
FENZ Taranaki reports a tornado has been through Waitara. Some minor damage to some buildings and trampolines flying about. Video / Brianna Tipene
How a major Auckland eruption would reshape the city
New model shows Auckland eruption would redraw suburbs and cost local sectors billions.
Specialist White Island response crew discussed before tragedy
In tragic timing, a response simulation had also been planned for 2 months after eruption.
Fire and ice: The explosive past of Ruapehu and Tongariro
They sit kilometres apart - but the stories of Ruapehu and Tongariro are quite different.
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Fiji's Government has deployed a multi-agency response to face the Covid-19 outbreak.