Satellite images offer a dramatic perspective of Edgecumbe before and after the flood.

Owners of 134 businesses desperate to have access to their buildings in flood-hit town.

But Minister Simon Bridges says it is on the way. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: Matthew Blackett explains why these volcanoes are so dangerous.

Around 435,000 residents would be forced to flee in an Auckland eruption scenario.

An early-warning system for earthquakes has been expanded to Oregon and Washington.

More members of the flood-ravaged town can return to their homes this morning.

Former Finance Minister steps up to chair review as residents plan class action.

Financial assistance for Edgecumbe residents and businesses is being discussed.

At least two people have died and around 20,000 have been ordered to leave their homes.

Body of woman was found in NSW, authorities say many more people are missing.

Shocking images reveal Debbie's damage as authorities scramble to assist holiday-makers.

Research showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.

The damage to the Great Barrier Reef is still to be assessed.

Reports of injuries - and possibly deaths - were expected overnight in Queensland.

While other areas were evacuated, Hamilton Island residents are forced to bunker down.

The tsunami is comparable with some of the biggest events in recent history.

People who have experienced accidents are better prepared for disaster, a new study finds.

Cyclone Debbie has claimed its first life as evacuations are underway in Queensland.

Labour and Greens are releasing a set of economic promises today.

Heavy storms, rainwater run-off and low-lying land pose a flood risk to about 16,000 properties in the Auckland region.

Scientists describe November jolt as an "incredibly complex earthquake" in which some land was offset by as much as 12 metres.

The impact quakes can have on city structures has been made frighteningly clear over recent years.

Quake-damaged pipes in Wellington are leaking around a million litres of water every day.

The EQC said people affected by last week's storms have three months to lodge a claim.

Scientists have put a recent spate of Central North Island quakes down to long-term tectonic "stretching" rather than worrying volcanic activity.

A National MP who challenged Brian Tamaki's "gay" earthquake slur is to resign.

A new book explores the drama, the scientific puzzle and the human spirit of the people who live there.

A year ago today tropical Cyclone Winston thrashed its way through Fiji. The Herald looks back at the disaster - and the people who survived it.

A group who lost their only children in the Christchurch quake feel failed by two Govts.