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'Pretty skux': Kiri Allan ends busy day on a lighter note
Government Minister Kiritapu Allan had a huge day - and did it all in 'skux' NEMA gear.
Lift-off! Auckland heads out of lockdown, NZ to level 1
Auckland into level 2 this Sunday and may be back to level 1 by the start of next weekend.
Earthquake swarm/tsunami risk: Weeks of aftershocks expected
Scientists expect weeks of aftershocks after this morning's 7.1 East Cape quake.
Lockdown luck: Covid stopped team of scientists being in Kermadecs as quake hit
"I don't want comment on what might have been, hard to know what could have unfolded."
NZ just tasted a 'regional source' tsunami: What are they?
The science behind this morning's quake swarm and the threat to New Zealand.
Watch: Tsunami waves hitting New Zealand
Footage shows tsunami waves hitting New Zealand. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi / Dean Purcell
Tsunami warning: 'We want people to take this seriously' - National Emergency Management Agency
People who have evacuated to higher ground are told to stay put.
Incredible wave surge rolls into East Coast beach
Footage of waves rolling in from Tokomaru Bay. Video / Claudia Maaka / Waiapu Civil Defence / Gina Pewhairangi
Whakaari/White Island eruption: 3 more defendants named
Three parties who did not identify themselves can now be revealed.
Kiwi locals rally together to help others during tsunami warning
Whangārei local took essential supplies to groups of Whangārei residents camping out in the heat while on Papamoa Hills nearby workers have begun guiding traffic.
Tsunami threat downgraded after warning to Wellingtonians
Region was warned to expect strong, unpredictable currents after this morning's quakes.
Monster earthquakes: 'I thought it was an evil spirit'
The first of three massive quakes struck in the dead of night - about 2.30am.
Aerial video of deserted Whakatane coastlines after tsunami threat
New pictures show deserted Whakatane coastlines following tsunami warning after magnitude 8 shake. Video / David Beck
Why there is a major tsunami risk to the east coast of New Zealand
Why there is a major tsunami risk to the east coast of New Zealand.
Tsunami threat leads to mass evacuation
Thousands of residents across the coastal North Island have evacuated following a tsunami evacuation alert. Video / Karina Cooper / Supplied
New Zealand's reaction to the 7.3 magnitude earthquake
New Zealand's reaction to the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near Te Araroa in North Island of New Zealand; land and marine tsunami warnings lifted. Video / Supplied
Snowboarder surfs avalanche in Colorado
In an historically dangerous avalanche season, Maurice Kervin found himself caught in one while snowboarding in Colorado. Video / AP
Canterbury earthquakes NZ's most costly insurance event, $38b in property claims
A mix of sources have funded earthquake claims; existing reinsurance has funded 72%.
One drowning and five missing in Fiji as Cyclone Ana hits
Fiji's disaster authorities have reported at least one casualty.
A strong shallow earthquake kills at least 3 in Indonesia
An earthquake has shaken Indonesia's Sulawesi island killing and injuring citizens.
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.
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.