Workers monitoring natural hazards among GNS scientists facing axe
Institute says Government funding drop partly behind plans to axe more than 100 roles.
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Gisborne letters: Wairoa river issues, anti-progress, carbon capture, Grey St
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Flood warning with waves rising to 6m to strike North Island overnight
Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled from tonight due to the swells.
Rising seas leave 4000 Wellington buildings at risk as '100-year floods' may be annual
Petone will feel the greatest impact, with a stormwater system already under pressure.
Snow for Desert Rd, Interislander ferries cancelled as polar blast hits country
Rain forecast for most main centres. Auckland to hit 15C high, fall to 9C low overnight.
'Relentless': Wairoa cannot afford $40m flood clean-up, mayor says
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Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure
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Hawke's Bay battles floods: Homes evacuated, power cut off, roads closed
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'Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar
Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.
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Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated
A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.
Emergency coordination system work halted by public sector cuts
The system is similar to what Cyclone Gabrielle reviews say the country urgently needs.
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
Bridging the Pacific: Tairāwhiti and Washington unite over disaster risks
A delegation explores disaster readiness with First Nations people in Washington.
Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
'We saw people still digging in the rubble trying to find their loved ones'
Just over two weeks have passed since the devastating landslide killed up to 670 people.
Hawke's Bay flood projects get faster consenting process
Streamlined consenting would only be available to applications lodged by councils.
Volcanic unrest continues at Whakaari/White Island
The volcano continues to emit elevated levels of magmatic gas, GeoNet says.
Study reveals how NZ's biggest quake-maker stokes world-famous volcanic zone
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Satellites revealing new view of lingering landslide risk after 2023′s extreme summer
Scientists using satellites to probe landslide risk in spots hit hardest by 2023's storms.
The nation preparing to evacuate an island in face of rising sea levels
300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
Council pulls stumps on tsunami siren installation after locals complain
Residents appalled at NRC's failure to consult them about tsunami siren locales.
Experts fly over Whakaari/White Island amid volcanic activity
There has been a string of eruptions there in recent days.