RNZ
Christopher Luxon has been in flood-stricken Wairoa as the government announces a further $3 million for the region's flood recovery.
NZ Herald
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...
NZ Herald
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...
Auckland Council
Find out about the cost-sharing agreement between Auckland Council and the New Zealand Government to buy out Category 3 properties.
Operating procedures for the river mouth openings, and timelines associated with the event will be under scrutiny.
Auckland Council
Find out how a possible natural hazard on your property affects your ability to build on it or alter an existing building.
NZ Herald
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...
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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...
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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