NZ Herald
Celebration and hope resounded through the Far North communities of Kawakawa, Moerewa and Ōtiria as multi-million flood protection schemes opened to save all...
Shane Jones has announced regional flood resilience projects could potentially start this year after funding from the Regional Infrastructure Fund now confirmed.
Sixteen flood protection projects in the Wellington Region will soon be underway following the release of $101m of Government co-funding committed in Budget 2024.
NZ Herald
Fomer Hastings mayor and National MP Lawrence Yule has been appointed as a Crown manager to help Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Wairoa District Council...
RNZ
A seismologist says New Zealand is unlikely to have a megaquake such as the one Japan is on high alert for, but a lesser quake could still be more devastating.
RNZ
Devastating floods that have swamped three towns may soon be a thing of the past - or at least less frequent.
RNZ
The prime minister said the government had not received any reports of major damage.
Newsroom
The two companies involved in building NZ's new emergency service network admit things will run smoother without state-owned enterprise Kordia at the head of the table.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
The Joint Committee has recommended a full strategy HBRC to consult with the community on.
RNZ
The Pacific Resilience Facility was endorsed by the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to make it easier for Pacific Island nations to access climate financing.
NZ Herald
Thames-Coromandel District Council has been told to tread carefully as it prepares a controversial flood map for Whangamatā. More than $9 million has been...
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As we have no working sensors on the Island, we continue to rely on remote cameras and satellite imagery, complemented with gas and observation flights…
OurAuckland
The Minister for the Environment has begun public engagement to seek feedback on the proposed Order in Council.
An unusual disturbance high above Antarctica is causing polar air to encroach on different parts of the Southern Hemisphere, including New Zealand.
Carbon emissions are being given increasing attention as we start to see the dramatic impact of severe weather events exacerbated by climate change. In the July 2024 Chart of the Month, we highlight how emissions have fallen at an industry level – though to reach the Government’s net zero 2050 target, more work is required to further reduce emissions.
RNZ
Despite years of attempts to set one up, New Zealand is still no closer to a disaster coordination system.
NZ Herald
The last major Cyclone Gabrielle flood review concludes Māori communities were “disproportionately affected” by the disaster in Hawke’s Bay. Residents of...
RNZ
A damning review has laid bare the regional council's failures before a deadly storm. Nearly 18 months on, "nothing has changed".
Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Regional Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby says working towards a greater resilience for the region is a top priority.
Canterbury Seismic Instruments (CSI), developers of earthquake response solution Sentinel, has partnered with the Wellington City Council to install more than 100 new sensors across the city.
NZ Herald
In a swift response to the recent June flooding, the first of seven temporary accommodation cabins provided by Gisborne’s Toitu Tairāwhiti arrived in Wairoa...
RNZ
Rawinia Harker's home was hit hard during Cyclone Gabrielle, but was hit even worse in last month's flood.
NZ Herald
A new state-of-the-art facility will provide a central point for search and rescue operations and emergency management for the Central Plateau. Emergency...
RNZ
If the flood had hit at 1am, "there would have been some body bags", mayor says.
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
World Meteorological Organization
WMO’s State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2024 was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of 1.55 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average. This is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.WMO’s flagship report showed that:
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NPR
These photos chronicle the catastrophic scale of destruction from wildfires in California that started on Jan. 7.
NZ Herald
While The Front Page is on its summer break, we are revisiting some of the biggest news stories from 2024. New episodes return on January 13th. A...
More than 200,000 people were killed in the natural disaster.
The active fault datasets displayed on this website are prepared by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science).
www.civildefence.govt.nz
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is the Government lead for emergency management. We help build a safe and resilient Aotearoa New Zealand by empowering communities before, during and after emergencies.
There are 161 potentially active volcanoes in the United States. According to a 2018 USGS assessment, 57 volcanoes are a high threat or very high threat to public safety.
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