Natural Disasters

Residents in Ōtāne and Waipawa can now drink from their taps after a 26-day boil water notice was lifted. 

The notice affected nearly twenty per cent of residents in the Central Hawke's Bay… Audio

It's one month to the day since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the North Island. And despite being part of the countries biggest city, Karekare on Auckland's west coast is reportedly now the last… Audio

There are growing calls for the government to consider a managed-retreat from flood-prone areas in west Auckland. But, as that could take years to implement, some residents are asking Auckland Council… Audio

In this Voices episode, we're talking to volunteers coming together to help the Hawkes Bay's community back on its feet again after Cyclone Gabrielle.  Audio

Red sticker, yellow sticker, managed retreat - the way we think about insurance has been turned upside down by a summer of extreme weather events. The Detail looks at the role insurers will play in… Audio

A Hawkes Bay man hasn't let Cyclone Gabrielle put him off from buying a local store in a hard hit rural area.

Jaycen Maxwell took the plunge in Puketapu taking on the business within days of the… Audio

It's been almost a month since Cyclone Gabrielle struck New Zealand, devastating large portions of Hawke's Bay and Tai rāwhiti.

The clean up is in full swing, with people still digging through silt… Audio

By now we've all becomed pretty accustomed to images of cars stuck in flood waters or vehicles abandoned having been submerged. Go to Trademe and there's no shortage of auctions for vehicles -- some… Audio

A summer of devastating storms has put the spotlight on the role of insurance - and insurance companies - in society. Audio

Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has devastated fruit and vegetable crops in New Zealand's fruit bowl: Hawke's Bay. Audio

To another part of the country having to rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle now, Tai Rawhiti The staff at Te-Whare-Hauora O Te Aitanga-A-Hauiti in Tolaga Bay have had to become jacks of all trades, from… Audio

Roading contractors will this morning make a call on whether one of the last major roads in and out of the Coromandel can reopen after a large part of it caved in. One lane of State Highway 25 between… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused billions of dollars of damage to roads, houses, businesses, land, and other infrastructure.

With so much needing to be restored, repaired, or rebuilt, some campaigners… Audio

More than five weeks on from the region's devastating anniversary weekend floods, a displaced West Auckland family says it has still been unable to access the city's Mayoral relief fund and funding… Audio

Cyclone-hit farmers want more Government money in order to recover from the disaster.

The government has doubled its fund for cyclone-affected farmers and growers, with another $26 million added to… Audio