4.9 magnitude quake strikes Whanganui Basin
Nearly 13,000 people — including as far away as Auckland — have reported feeling a 4.9 magnitude qua...
Natural Disasters
Whakatāne residents don’t know where to go in tsunami alert
Submissions to Whakatāne District Council’s Long-term Plan have left councillors worried that people...
Hawke's Bay locals irked as river level site crashes amid heavy rain
Storm-hit Hawke's Bay residents were left frustrated last night after a council site used to monitor...
UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from...
Papua New Guinea says landslide buried more than 2000 people
A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2000 people were believ...
One in six post-cyclone recovery visa workers overstaying
Immigration figures show one in six workers who came into the country on the post-Cyclone Recovery V...
Kiwi ingenuity keeps East Coast farmers going amid bridge woes
As winter draws near, some East Coast farmers find themselves relying on Kiwi ingenuity to keep thei...
Watch: Philippines volcano belches plume of ash, steam
A volcano belched a plume of ash and steam into the night sky in the central Philippines in a powerf...
Earthquake-prone building system review now underway
A review into better managing earthquake-prone buildings is now underway, Building and Construction ...
At least 60 people missing after buses hit by landslide in Nepal
A landslide swept two passenger buses carrying at least 60 people into a swollen river in central Ne...
SH1 closed over the Brynderwyn Hills due to overnight slips
A deluge of heavy rain in Northland overnight has seen a number of "small" slips close State Highway...
Dozens missing after flooding, bridge collapse in China
Rescuers today were searching for dozens missing after heavy rains caused flash flooding and a bridg...
Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 146
At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with hea...
4.8 magnitude earthquake near Wellington causes strong shaking
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake jolted many Kiwis out of bed late this evening when it struck near Wellin...
11 dead, 14 missing after heavy rainstorms in northeast China
Heavy rainstorms that swept a city in northeast China this week killed 11 people and left 14 others ...
Flash flood on Indonesia's eastern Ternate Island leaves 11 dead
A flash flood following torrential rains on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island left 11 people dead t...
