New Zealand
'We have a way to go': Firefighters’ internal review of Cyclone Gabrielle and Auck flood response
Fenz has set up specialist rescue teams for severe weather events.
Latest from Auckland Floods
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
How can we make sense of a year like 2023?
Opinion: For many of us in Muriwai it felt like a bad dream we can’t believe was real.
Auckland pensioner left homeless by floods trapped in 'bureaucratic stalemate'
A year ago, Sheryl Clarke was rescued from her flooded home. Now she just wants it fixed.
Editorial: The delicate art of extreme weather forecasting
OPINION: With regular warnings about dangerous conditions, how do we avoid weather apathy?
Auckland floods then and now: Photos capture devastation - see how same spots look today
Traumatic memories hard to shake for victims of flooding a year ago in Auckland.
Thunderstorms, heavy rain ahead for Auckland
Temperatures are forecast to remain in the high 20s over the weekend and into next week.
Wayne Brown: My biggest lesson from the Auckland Anniversary floods
Opinion: Let’s hope we all learn to do better next time, me included.
Flood-damaged homeowners targeted by looters, waiting for answers a year on
The buy-out process could, in some cases, take up to a decade.
'It's frustrating': Consents granted for builds on known flood plains in Auckland
Over 1400 new house consents have been issued on flood plains since the Auckland floods.
'Very unstable weather': Cyclonic vortex forecast to arrive next week
The forecast comes one year after the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods.
Watch: Privately-funded seawall rising beneath $13.5m North Shore homes
Wall at beach beneath homes to be 51m long, 3.3m high and 8m wide.
'Astounding' - 2023 was NZ's second-hottest year on record
The last three years have been New Zealand's warmest in recorded history, Niwa says.
2023 ‘significant year’ dominated by extreme weather - MetService
The agency issued more than 300 severe weather warnings and five of these were red.
Hero to zero? Buyers cautious about Auckland's stunning cliff-top homes after slips
Property values took a hit as a result of extreme weather events.
A year in review: What moved the Waikato in January 2023?
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.
Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle, and a year of extreme weather
The Front Page reports on two major weather events that stunned the country this year.
Christmas joy: $5.4m Parnell repairs, owners get keys back
Chubb New Zealand insured units where repairs were carried out by Tauranga’s Align Group.
Editorial: Here is Wayne Brown's opportunity to 'fix Auckland'
OPINION: Challenge or opportunity? The rubber is about to meet the road.
Homeowner fumes at lack of action over cliff collapse
A man who owns a home above a startling slip waits and waits for council action.
Givealittle donation record: Who got the most support?
More than ever before was raised through the online platform, despite a challenging year.
Watch: Alarming state of red-stickered cliff-top house that's not condemned
The Herald saw an alarming sight when it flew a drone over the sea on Friday last week.
Fighting to keep the tide back: Meng Foon, King's Counsel barrister, businessman
Ex-tropical cyclone Lola which struck in the last few days battered the shoreline.
Property Insider: 'Value heading for zero' on Parnell homes; who owns sinkhole property
Things beginning with L: leasehold, leaky, litigation. What to avoid in a property.
'They could have done better' - Mayor Wayne Brown reacts to MetService review of Auckland floods
The review concluded that the forecaster's models performed poorly.
'Like a lake': 24 townhouses being built on site swamped in Auckland floods
Neighbours are concerned for future buyers of homes being built on flooded site.
Te Wānanga ō Aotearoa shows off restored building after flood damage
The Māngere office was one of many buildings destroyed by the floods
Stranded Creative NZ staff felt 'abandoned' during Auckland floods
Creative NZ employees spent most of the night at the airport during the Auckland floods.
Auckland pipe that led to sinkhole considered an 'emergency' months before it collapsed: official papers
Officers knew for months the pipe had suffered an 'acute failure'.
The beloved Kiwi vegetable that costs 234% more than a year ago
What's driving high fruit & vegetable prices? Industry experts explain.
Editorial: From wet to dry, the country’s next weather challenge
The warmer weather could start earlier than normal and get dry and hot.