
Mary-Jane Daly: Shaking off EQC's troubles
OPINION: Departing chair says Earthquake Commission has gained stability and resilience.
OPINION: Departing chair says Earthquake Commission has gained stability and resilience.
Emergency Management Minister says a new centre will make a big difference.
The Whakaari tragedy showed eruptions can happen any time. Can NZ better forecast them?
Afghanistan's deadliest quake in two decades killed 1,000 – and the toll could still rise.
Thousands killed in Afghanistan earthquake, the worst time for first-home buyers in 65 years and aged care health and safety at risk with understaffing in the latest New Zealand Herald Headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Wild weather has battered most of the country this week from rain, wind to even snow, but as NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll explains it might not be a sign of what’s to come. Video / George Heard / Supplied
An emergency alert has been sent out in the annual test run.
The alert is a vital channel for warning people of threats to their life or property.
Gravity wave proved similar in size to one produced in the 1883 Krakatau eruption.
WorkSafe charges against the National Emergency Management Agency have been dismissed.
Nearly 4000 homes have been destroyed and more than 40,000 people displaced.
Quick-rise flooding at Mark Warren's Central Hawke's Bay rural property. Video / Supplied
Eight NZ medical profs have left for Tonga to help with trauma in tsunami aftermath.
WeatherWatch head forecaster Phillip Duncan on wild weather. Video / NZ Herald
Torrential rainfall has drowned parts of Queensland and NSW.
Damien O'Connor said he'll closely watch Cyclone Dovi to see if more funding is needed.
Mayor Jamie Cleine issues a mandatory evacuation for parts of Westport. Video / Civil Defence
Tonga suffered major infrastructure damage after the massive undersea eruption.
The volcano eruption and tsunami caused extensive damage to the island.
The aid is from a trust set up for the purpose of disaster relief in the Pacific.
An aid flight from New Zealand is due to touch down in Tonga later this afternoon.
Photos from Tonga show thick layers of ash covering the streets, as locals get to work.
HMNZS Wellington and HMNZS Aotearoa expected to arrive in Tonga by Friday.
More help is on its way to Tonga, as officials reveal the scale of devastation.
Peeni Henare confirmed the two reported deaths are a Tongan and British national.
One image includes Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, which has disappeared after the eruption.
Sir Michael Jones: 'We all feel the pain of another family member'.
'An air drop option was considered, but was not the preference of the Tongan authorities.'
The reconnaissance flight sent to assess damage in Tonga has returned.
Tongans in New Zealand have been praying for their Pacific Island families.