Natural Disasters

Those from Te Hāpua, near Cape Rēinga in the north, to Mangawhai in the south should be able to hear the sirens.

At least 47 deaths were reported by early Saturday, and officials feared still more bodies would be discovered across several states.

At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides.

Rescuers are scrambling to locate seven people still missing after the illegal mine collapsed.

Hurricane Helene has already begun to cause damage in Florida, as authorities plead for people to evacuate before forecast massive storm surges - here's what has been happening.

Ruapehu will blow again in the next 50 years - and what that'll look like is "really uncertain".

Forestry is big business on the East Coast, but new rules about slash are threatening its survival.

A contractor advised the regional council of an alternative option before the flood - but the council misunderstood.

The reviews - which found the flooding was caused by natural phenomena - were not independent, mayor says.

Juanita Savage was woken by her daughter at 4am, and checked her emails. If she hadn't, the outcome could have been very different. Audio

The Tai Rāwhiti region has been hard hit by floods in the last four years, culminating in Cyclone Gabrielle last year.

There is an 80 percent chance of another Cyclone Gabrielle-scale weather disaster in the next 50 years, at a cost of up to $14.5 billion, Treasury officials warn.

The tropical cyclone has now killed at least 22 people throughout Asia, while another dozen are missing at sea.

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake hit the New South Wales Hunter Region.

Cyclone Gabrielle is being blamed for the loss of thousands of the endangered birds.