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‘No cavalry coming’: The Auckland town facing relocation due to flood risk

There is no cavalry coming to save the town, says local politician Guy Wishart.

Life in an isolated valley after a flood: 'The damage took my mind off being hungry'

George waited days in his car for someone to arrive: 'They didn’t even know we were here.'

'Please, let me stay': The cyclone survivor living in caravan on red-zoned land

For Waikato Gray, Esk Valley is more than just a home. It is five generations of history.

‘Can’t comprehend it': The Pākōwhai pilots

'It looked like a tidal wave had come down.'

The 'scars' of Cyclone Gabrielle could linger on hillsides for decades

'Chances are that it’s going to take decades to 100 years, if at all, to patch up.'

Cyclone Gabrielle: The couple who gave up their jobs and moved to Hawke's Bay to help

'This wasn’t just about clearing debris. It was about restoring hope.'

'Timing was perfect': More than $10m from special cyclone Lotto draw now allocated

The largest grant given out in Hawke's Bay was $130,000 to shift an ablution block.

‘Sport in a Changing Climate’: Gisborne symposium will feature national research

Professor Holly Thorpe and her team looked at how recent flooding events impacted youth.

‘No further threat’: Tsunami warning lifted after powerful earthquake near Cayman Islands

Authorities in the affected regions were urged to take immediate action.

'It was so intense': Woman's 'deja vu' during second terrifying tornado

A woman living in Hobsonville during a 2012 tornado said the experience was like deja vu.

Woman asleep in bed sucked out of home, thrown by force of Mangawhai tornado

Emergency crews are responding to Mangawhai after tornado-like winds hit the area.

'High public interest': Coroner prioritises hearings on 18 flood, cyclone deaths

The inquiry is likely to examine warnings, weather forecasts, landslide and flood risks.

Trump considers letting disaster-hit US states fend for themselves

US President says he'd 'rather see the states take care of their own problems'.

‘Get out’: New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles

The new blaze has sparked thousands of evacuation orders.

What scientists are learning about potential lava flows in Auckland

A recent eruption in Spain's Canary Islands yields important new insights for Auckland.

Calmer winds help LA firefighters as Trump vows to visit

The fires have claimed at least 27 lives.

Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up

Firefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.

Tsunamis: ‘The big one’ is a matter of when, not if

Two major tsunamis that swamped the east coast have been labelled 'missed opportunities'.