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Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties

The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.

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.

Bridging the Pacific: Tairāwhiti and Washington unite over disaster risks

A delegation explores disaster readiness with First Nations people in Washington.

'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

What puts the fire in the belly of a local volcanic zone that's produced monster blows.

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.

Forestry firms argue against rate hikes, citing already high payments

Residents say forestry firms should boost payments for debris clean-up and road repairs.

Extension of quake-prone building deadlines a 'godsend' - but is it safe?

Government steps in as property owners struggle to raise capital to undertake works.

Kaikōura 2016 earthquake linked to unrest at Taupō supervolcano - 500km away

It’s been a question on the minds of geoscientists - can big quakes trigger eruptions?

Hikurangi Subduction Zone: The burning question about NZ’s biggest quake-maker

Our biggest fault zone is thought to have a release valve in the form of 'silent' quakes.

NZ 'always has the potential' for a big quake – so how prepared should we be?

Modelling has highlighted the impact a catastrophic quake could have on this country.

'We are devastated': Men killed in non-suspicious house fire worked at top Auckland restaurant

The pair were beloved workers at Cafe Hanoi, blaze not suspicious

Gisborne mayor calls for better Nema comms

Mayor Rehette Stoltz sees further improvements needed with Nema response.

WorkSafe will not prosecute Fenz over Muriwai firefighters' deaths in landslide

Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens died during Cyclone Gabrielle.

'Not enough' well-trained staff to deal with severe weather events, review finds

'We do not have enough well-trained Nema staff or surge staff to deploy,' the report read.