Mental health support not enough after eruption, shooting, says therapist
The disasters revealed a health system unable to deal with mass casualty events, she said.
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New Year 2021 Honours: Canterbury's top cop recognised after 'multitude' of disasters, deaths and drama in the mainland
Two of Canterbury's top cops awarded New Year Honours for their work leading police
Monitoring Ruapehu's crater lake for signs of eruption
Monitoring the crater lake helps scientists to calculate the volcanic alert level of Ruapehu. Video / GNS
Cylone Yasa: Two killed in Fiji as Tonga braces for onslaught
Cyclone Yasa ripped through parts of Fiji, bringing down trees and flattening homes.
Whakaari/White Island tragedy: Charges revealed
For all organisations on each charge the maximum penalty is a fine of $1.5 million.
Quake rumbles Hawke's Bay, Gisborne - hundreds report shaking
A 4.4 magnitude quake has caused shaking near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, this morning.
'Breaking point': Burns surgeon talks of White Island horror, loss and emotional trauma
A top burns surgeon says he was pushed to breaking point by the White Island tragedy.
Exclusive: A decade on, inside Christchurch's broken cathedral
10 years after the February 2011 quake, drone footage reveals an interior frozen in time.
'Irreplaceable loss': Whakaari toll rises to 22 as police confirm further death
Twenty-two people have now died as a result of the disaster.
NZ's mysterious 'silent quakes' may help forecast future tsunamis
Hidden quakes may be key to forecasting threat from big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone.
Mt Taranaki eruption 'likely' in next 50 years
Study focuses on disruption to economy, infrastructure and road to recovery post eruption.
Napier flooding: Minister for Emergency Services Kiri Allan provides update
Minister for Emergency Services Kiri Allan provides an update as the city remains under a state of emergency as the record-breaking amount of rain continues to fall. Video / Warren Buckland / Paul Taylor / FENZ
Napier flooding: 23 homes deemed uninhabitable as clean-up continues
Dramatic stories of survival have emerged after rain pummelled the Hawke's bay.
Natural disaster insurance claims to be run by private insurers
There will be one point of contact for those who need to make a claim.
Fatal 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey
Survivors are pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey. Video / AP
Auckland tsunami alert flops: 'I'm doomed - didn't hear anything'
Beachfront residents did not hear sirens or receive texts in tsunami alert test.
Don't panic - Auckland to test tsunami sirens at noon tomorrow
The test is a routine one done twice a year at the change of daylight saving.
Enormous fire is one of largest ever in Los Angeles County
An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert is continuing to threaten homes. Video / AP
Congo gold mine collapse kills more than 50 people
A team of rescuers with motor pumps came to recover the bodies of the victims.
'I'm just exhausted': Ten-year Chch quake insurance battle not over
There's no end in sight for some Canterbury earthquake insurance claimants.
Shake alert: Why Kiwis want a quake warning system
Kiwis overwhelmingly want a national early warning system for quakes. How would it work?
Focus: Kiwi killed in Korean landslides remembered
Anna Song, her son Taeyang Rikiti and mother Rose Kim were killed by a landslide in South Korea. Video / Alan Gibson / AP
Earthquakes in Rotorua: 'You can hear them rumbling'
Rotorua has been hit by a number of small earthquakes early this morning.
The Quiet Earth: How Covid-19 hushed the planet - and the seismic consequences
A lockdown-induced "anthropause" could teach us more about previously hidden quakes.
New alert system could have warned of Whakaari tragedy - scientists
NZ-designed system could've given 16 hours' warning of deadly eruption, scientists say.
Flooding threatens Gisborne region
The Hikuwai River has burst its banks spilling over State Highway 35 while driftwood is beginning to pile up along Tolaga Bay. Video / UAWA LIVE
Heavy rain lashes Northland causing widespread flooding and slips
Wild weather continues to lash Northland with widespread flooding and slips. Video / Kevin Thorne / Rachel Ward / Scott Thomson
'The whole place is under water': Incredible scenes as group stuck at flooded petrol station
A BP staffer said customers were stuck for some time.
Focus: Auckland father and daughter say they're lucky to be alive after tornado
Dan Tudman and his daughter Eden say they are lucky to be alive after a tornado ripped through their Dairy Flat home Friday night. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Why tornado that ripped through Auckland surprised the experts
Based on stats today's East Tamaki tornado is a less than once-a-year event for the city.
Focus Live: Multiple people trapped in they cars as floodwaters rise
Focus Live: Multiple people have been rescued from their cars as torrential rain caused floodwaters to rise in Auckland and Coromandel. Video / Will Trafford
Focus Live: Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes lower South Island
Focus Live: A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck the lower South Island 40km west of Milford Sound. Video / Will Trafford
Flooding in Hikuai, Coromandel
The shortest day of the year brings slips, flooding and road disruptions across the Coromandel. Video / Supplied
Large slip blocking Shelly Bay Road, Wellington
The clean up begins after a large slip blocking Shelly Bay Road in Wellington. Video / Katie Harris