Heavy rain batters North Island as multiple warnings remain in place, state highway flooded

Heavy rain will continue to drench many areas of the North Island today, as one state highway is inundated by floodwaters.

Reckoning With a New Era of Deadly Floods

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a ...

Global warming and flood risk: Modelling shows potential Waikato impact

New flood modelling shows that 63,200 Waikato residents are at risk of one-in-100-year rainfall events. This rises to 75,500 ...

Govt pledges $4b for Devonport Naval Base in major upgrade of flood-prone, mouldy defence estate

Up to $4 billion will be spent upgrading New Zealand’s sole naval base in Auckland’s Devonport while about $2.5b is going ...

Sustainable Business and Finance: Flood and storm threats highlight urgent need for resilience planning

Nasa published data earlier this year revealing a dramatic rise in the frequency and intensity of weather events over the ...
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Owning a house is set to become riskier. These big changes could hit your property values.

A range of proposed changes will put a greater onus of risk on homeowners. Photo: DAVID WHITE/STUFF Homeowners across New Zealand will bear a greater burden of risk once the Government starts rolling ...