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“When the river bursts its banks, or drains are popping manhole covers, that's the river talking to us. It's telling us: Hey, you've constrained me, you've constricted me, and I'm screaming and shouting about that.” — Dan Hikuroa.
Newsroom
Analysis: As Cyclone Vaianu bears down on our vulnerable island nation, we need a better, faster way to pay for stop-banks and flood protections, writes Jonathan Milne.
The Conversation
Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.
The Conversation
After a series of extreme weather events over the past month, NZ has been reminded that disasters aren’t just acts of nature.
RNZ
Experts say the bill for disasters will only continue to rise unless we make changes.
Newsroom
The Govt proclaimed last year the era of automatic property buyouts is over – now recent flooding and slips put that promise to the test.
The Conversation
After the fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, attention has focused on recent tree removal from Mauao. But landslides rarely have simple causes.
Newsroom
Today from The Detail: Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred.
waateanews.com
Matthew Tukaki Posted On January 25, 2026
www.democracyproject.org.nz
The search for bodies at the foot of Mount Maunganui is still going on, but the mood has clearly shifted.
The Conversation
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change are combining to amplify a largely hidden risk.
RNZ
A disaster expert says there are sometimes warning signs of a landslide to look out for during heavy rain events.
RNZ
Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says it could take weeks to fix a massive slip blocking the road to Ōakura.
Newsroom
Comment from the University of Auckland: Without real change, each recovery is just setting the stage for the next disaster
RNZ
Total losses from natural catastrophes were lower than the 10-year average at $388b in 2025, and down from $637b in 2024.
RNZ
New data shows New Zealanders are spending far more time under States of Emergency than a decade ago, driven by increasingly frequent storms and fires. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says regions must be better prepared, drawing on her town's experience after Cyclone Gabrielle.. Gisborne Mayor Stoltz spoke to Lauren Crimp.
RNZ
"Those events are happening more and more and communities are paying for it emotionally, but mostly financially," Rehette Stoltz says.
RNZ
The report also found that over the coming decades, further climate change would "stack the odds in favour of" more dangerous fire weather.
RNZ
Record rainfall caused widespread damage across the district, the worst in 150 years, after it was hit by floods twice in as many weeks during June and July.
the Guardian
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region
the Guardian
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region
The Conversation
The inquiry is essential to establish accountability, and to ensure New Zealand’s child protection framework meets international standards of care and vigilance.
RNZ
Explainer - Weather forecasters say the last couple weeks haven't been normal, "even by spring's standards". But why?
AP News
Jonathan Reckford shares insights from his 20 years as CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. He reflects on how the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina forced the nonprofit to expand rapidly.
The Conversation
It’s clear – climate change is supercharging the world’s wildfires in unpredictable and devastating ways.
RNZ
You may not be able to stop water coming onto your property during a storm - but there are some things you can do.
The US Geological Survey believed yesterday's would potentially tie with the sixth largest earthquake recorded, which happened in Chile in 2010, but said it needs more data to verify that.
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