Council takes a "sit and wait" approach. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Susan Gedye speaks about the mud pool that appeared in her backyard.

NZ's most out-of-the-way, antiquated, rundown and least attractive inter-city bus station.

Mud pool opens up on Rotorua property. /Tīahomarama Fairhall

Deadly pyroclastic flows from Taranaki eruptions can spread further than once thought.

The Hikurangi subduction zone: what is it and how can we all prepare? / East Coast LAB

The disaster-prone country has been hit by an earthquake and torrential rain.

Tonkin & Taylor said it made the difficult decision to publicly release this video.

Piha residents asked to build "community resilience" and emergency plans.

A man describes the scene as the cliff fell. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

"There's still a chance of a landslide, even under the sea level or on the sea level."

Deal signed with Fire & Emergency.

Albert Louis Edgar died in 2016 natural disaster.

A state-of-the-art centre will keep a constant watch on NZ's biggest geological threats.

A motorist has described the moments a tornado began to form above her.

If you get an emergency txt from Civil Defence between 6pm and 7pm, don't panic

Rob Langridge explores the many interesting features of the Papatea Fault that ruptured during the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake in New Zealand. / GNS Science

COMMENT: New Zealanders need to be alert to the risk of a tsunami.

Kim Kerrigan is battling to learn the fate of her property.

Few businesses in NZ's biggest city fully prepared for natural disasters, new study finds.

Deadly storm Hurricane Michael has obliterated much of the Florida coastline.

"We had just enough time to protect ourselves behind the rocks."

The NZDF was among the first to offer relief after the 7.5 magnitude Indonesian quake.

The Government is providing aid to the Red Cross and other disaster relief organisations.

The aid will be provided to the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies emergency appeal

The tsunami tore homes off their foundations, snapped palm trees and dragged away victims.

Trump's unhelpful hurricane comments have become a children's book for charity.

Anthonius stayed in the tower to guide a plane carrying hundreds of passengers to safety.

Philippines braces for the year's most powerful storm as Florence threatens US states.

A hurricane about to hit the United States could have an impact on New Zealanders.