Flooded Hawke's Bay substation identified as 'critically at risk' in 2020
Officials knew flooded substation was vulnerable and planned to begin work to fix it.
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“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
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Cyclone Gabrielle: All parties back review into forestry slash
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Parliament radio set to go silent, after nearly 90 years
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Cyclone will have ‘very significant’ cost - Treasury
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Shaw and Muller revive climate change partnership to discuss flood retreat bill
Urgent questions need to be answered around climate change.
Claire Trevett: The challenge ahead for PM Hipkins’ handling of Cyclone Gabrielle
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NZ MPs pay tribute as humanitarian crisis intensifies
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‘We aren’t out of the woods yet’: Minister's cyclone warning to Parliament
All parties supported the declaration of the national state of emergency.
Andrew Little briefed on spy balloons - no advice on whether any flew over NZ
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UK PM Rishi Sunak pledges help for floods in call with Chris Hipkins
UK Prime Minister has pledged help NZ to recover from floods.
Luxon supports national state of emergency, calls for 'multi-decade' climate change effort
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty signed a national state of emergency today.
Storms force MPs to consider suspending Parliament for a week
MPs met today to discuss a break from Parliament in light of the unprecedented storm.
Political Roundup: Luxon’s leadership under threat
OPINION: National will be considering whether to make a move against its leader.
Live: 'People trapped' - firefighter missing, evacuations as two houses collapse at Auckland beach; cyclone's fury across North Is - heavy rain, floods, slips
A street in west Auckland's Muriwai was evacuated after midnight after a slip.
'Exhausting for families': Hipkins on Cyclone Gabrielle, reveals $11.5m funding
Extra resources for those responding to Cyclone Gabrielle announced.
National, Labour tied, but Chris Hipkins way ahead of Christopher Luxon - poll
Voters are turning off Christopher Luxon, but they like Chris Hipkins.
Officials say worse to come: monster waves flood properties in Coromandel; Whangārei evacuation plea; boat in distress
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive.
Editorial: Logging's lamentable legacy
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Beehive Diaries: Camilla Belich turns 40, Trevor Mallard's social media blunder
Ardern's likely Mt Albert successor celebrates, Parliamentary protests turn one year old.
Grant Robertson - the full story on why he did not want to be PM
Jacinda Ardern's right-hand man on why he didn't want to be PM and his future plans.
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Hipkins has left Luxon with no option but to counter early on cost of living.
Tempers still hot as protesters gather at Parliament a year on
Anger and sadness linger in some as protesters gather to remember, one year on.
Bryce Edwards: Time for a big debate about Govt use of business consultants
Consultants setting policy: The bill for consultants has ballooned under Labour.
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Energy payment and encouraging cycling was considered instead of fuel tax cut
Getting people to bike more was one option considered - alongside a new payment.
New Health Minister at odds over staff levels at Middlemore
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