Natural Hazards - Collected News - 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

A Wairoa business owner is taking the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to court after last month's flooding in the town. Keep Reading

A report suggesting how to improve management of the Wairoa River mouth was “pretty well disregarded” by the regional council in the lead-up to the latest... Keep Reading

Businesses understand how national supply chains work in a catastrophe. But National Emergency Management Agency chief executive Dave Gawn says: 'We don't have it at the central government level.' Fox Meyer reports. Keep Reading

The review was commissioned specifically into the town's flooding issues. Keep Reading

NIWA has completed a major project to analyse how New Zealand’s “climate normals” are shifting. Keep Reading

The Wairoa incident - the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's role in not opening a river mouth - is under the spotlight and was front of mind during a recent meeting. Keep Reading

The Wairoa community has raised significant concerns about whether enough was done to prevent their properties from flooding last month. Keep Reading

December 2019 in South Canterbury saw significant rainfall cause widespread flooding and damaged flood protection infrastructure. Read about the collaborative effort, led by Environment Canterbury to repair flood protection infrastructure and strengthen resilience in the Rangitata and Waitaki rivers. Keep Reading

July 2024 marks a special anniversary for NIWA - 25 years of issuing our Seasonal Climate Outlook. Keep Reading

The Wairoa Volunteer Fire Brigade is bouncing back after the calamity which saw the homes of five members inundated in the June 26 flood, just as the brigade... Keep Reading

An array of small devices about the size of a lunchbox are buried around about a foot deep in the soil to continuously record background… Keep Reading

Hawke’s Bay council leaders are unfazed by the Government’s “repurposing” of $3 million from a Cyclone Gabrielle sediment and debris removal vote for a more... Keep Reading

Christopher Luxon has been in flood-stricken Wairoa as the government announces a further $3 million for the region's flood recovery. Keep Reading

Wairoa Mayor Craig Little is adamant – the flooding of Wairoa did not need to happen. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council should have opened the bar at the mouth of... Keep Reading

An urgent review will take place to assess Wairoa’s flooding response and whether the local councils could have acted to prevent thousands losing power and... Keep Reading

Find out about the cost-sharing agreement between Auckland Council and the New Zealand Government to buy out Category 3 properties. Keep Reading

Operating procedures for the river mouth openings, and timelines associated with the event will be under scrutiny. Keep Reading

Find out how a possible natural hazard on your property affects your ability to build on it or alter an existing building. Keep Reading

By RNZ The damage to Wairoa from last week’s devastating flooding could top $40 million, which the town cannot afford, the mayor says. About 500 properties... Keep Reading

Tribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene. Keep Reading