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Napier residents are angry at how long it has taken to restore power, internet and cellphone reception. Civil Defence controller Ian Macdonald acknowledged the trying time Napier has...
The North Island could be in for more stormy weather, with a severe thunderstorm watch issued. MetService is warning that thunderstorms could be severe in Bay...
The remaining prisoner who escaped with two others on an Auckland motorway last week has been arrested, police say. Police had been searching for the three...
As a huge effort ramps up to restore essential services to thousands of people in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay, police hold ‘grave concerns’ for some reported...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck off the Kāpiti Coast, Geonet says. The quake struck at 7.38pm 50km north-west of Paraparaumu at a depth of 48km,...
A man helping chopper crews pluck people from roofs in flood-hit Hawke’s Bay believes the death toll is likely worse than reported, having seen at least...
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty says he would not be surprised if the death toll in Hawke’s Bay rises in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Gabrielle....
The body of a child was located in Eskdale shortly before 2pm today, and police say it is believed they were caught in rising water yesterday....
About 11 army trucks have arrived at the Hastings Sports Centres, Hawke’s Bay, where about 9000 people were displaced as a result of floodwaters and damage...
