Communities along our coastlines will face increased challenges from climate change in the future.
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The business claims that the council was negligent and failed to take measures needed to prevent it from suffering extensive damage when the Wairoa River flooded.
RNZ
A Wairoa business owner is taking the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to court after last month's flooding in the town.
NZ Herald
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...
Newsroom
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.
The review was commissioned specifically into the town's flooding issues.
NIWA has completed a major project to analyse how New Zealand’s “climate normals” are shifting.
RNZ
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.
The Wairoa community has raised significant concerns about whether enough was done to prevent their properties from flooding last month.
www.resilientrivers.nz
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.
July 2024 marks a special anniversary for NIWA - 25 years of issuing our Seasonal Climate Outlook.
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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...
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…
NZ Herald
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...
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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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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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...
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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.
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