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Eleven flood resilience projects will give Hawke’s Bay stronger protection than it had during Cyclone Gabrielle . But despite the $265 million cost, none of... Keep Reading

As a rare one-two punch of earthquakes hit Venezuela this week, residents in the capital Caracas watched in horror as buildings shook and were sent "pancaking" before their eyes. Keep Reading

The tremors that hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening have killed nearly 600 people and injured thousands. The disaster consisted of a rare phenomenon called a “doublet”, meaning a quick succession of… Keep Reading

Northland communities are continuing to demonstrate remarkable resilience in the face of increasingly severe weather events, according to Te Pāti Māori MP Hūhana Lyndon. Lyndon says repeated storms, flooding and […] Keep Reading

A new stocktake shows Māori appointments have declined from a 2023 high, while several major government portfolios have little or no Māori representation. Keep Reading

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward after the 2011 earthquake. Keep Reading

It's like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault ripples through Los Angeles, destroying infrastructure, sparking fires and triggering landslides. Keep Reading

Research reveals Auckland’s volcanoes have released about 26,000 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide and 9000 kilotonnes of sulphur dioxide over the past 200,000 years. Keep Reading

The tsunami struck just 12 hours after a cruise ship had left the fjord, rattling the tourism industry. Keep Reading

The Insurance Council wants the government to scrap the levy that collects hundreds of millions of dollars for Fire and Emergency, and replace it with one that pays for natural disaster resilience. Keep Reading

A surge in landslides across Northland is being driven by more frequent extreme weather, with engineers warning the Far North’s slopes are increasingly... Keep Reading

Years after bushfires covered their cities in smoke, mothers are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born. Keep Reading

Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary. Keep Reading

"Decisive" action is needed, a Climate Change Commission report says, with weather already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear". Keep Reading

The proposed Emergency Management Rule 1: Forms for Declarations of States of Emergency and Transition Periods is now available for public comment. Keep Reading

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New research is looking to examples from the past to inform how marae might relocate and rebuild in the face of natural hazards brought on by climate change. Keep Reading

Explainer - Has climate change made weather forecasting harder to do - and how is technology changing the game? Keep Reading

The capital's southern suburbs were hit the hardest by the storm on Monday. These are some of the stories from those who live there Keep Reading

Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to have the geological process. Keep Reading

When a tsunami could be on the way, warnings need to reach as many people as possible. A new initiative from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and MetService will ensure more New Zealanders are informed the moment a warning is issued. Keep Reading

Buyers often haven't had long memories of how floods have affected different areas - but there's a warning that could change if big storms become more frequent. Keep Reading

Ahead of this week's big national infrastructure symposium, Wellington's mayor describes a city devastated because of neglected stormwaters. Jonathan Milne reports. Keep Reading

A Northland iwi leader says some form of ongoing support is needed in order for marae to continue responding effectively to severe weather events. Keep Reading