RNZ
In the Hawke's Bay alone there have been more than 1600 applications for more than $41m worth of assistance - but the fund is supposed to cover seven cyclone-hit areas
RNZ
Property experts are warning owners of flood-damaged homes in Hawke's Bay to take care when dealing with investment companies wanting to snap up their houses.
Newsroom
Compensation for private properties and businesses zoned for managed retreat should be capped, writes Prof Jonathan Boston. Taxpayers shouldn't have to fully compensate multi-millionaires for the loss of their coastal mansions.
RNZ
Insurance premiums will not be the only thing going sky-high after recent flooding - those wanting to rebuild homes may face their ground floor being up a staircase.
RNZ
Parliament can grant powers to certain authorities to make new rules without having to go through the normal lengthy legislative process.
Māori Television
5:54pm, Tuesday 28 March 2023. By Herewini Waikato Facebook Twitter Email Link Share URL Copy URL
Māori Television
The Red Cross is allocating over $1 million of donated funds to the repair of yellow-stickered homes in Wairoa.
NZ Herald
Mayor's big shake-up sets out rebuild and protection for flood-battered Auckland.
There have been more than 1770 live slips across Northland’s 5755km of local roads following eight major Northland weather events since July 2022.
RNZ
Esk Valley residents say they feel 'shunned and kicked in the guts'. The Hawke's Bay community met at the wekeend to vent their frustration at the lack of progress two months on from the extreme weather event. They remain concerned about crime levels in the region, but the new police Minister Ginny Anderson did not attend, despite being invited. Whirinaki resident Louise Parsons organised the public meeting. She talks to Lisa Owen.
RNZ
The insurance sector says it is busy pulling together information on areas at high risk of flooding which will be provided to the government's recovery taskforce this week.
RNZ
The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by the summer's cyclones. A fix for the biggest slip in the region on State Highway 25A won't be finished before Christmas. But engineers are drawing closer to making a decision on the best path forward. Reporter Tom Taylor and camera operator Nick Monro have the story.
NZ Herald
Extraordinary new imagery shows Gabrielle's devastation in Hawke's Bay, before and after.
RNZ
International experts in managed retreat say the owners of the worst damaged properties in recent extreme storms must get a seat at the decision-making table about possible red zones.
Contaminated Site Solutions director Victor Boyd said as time goes on, more people could be exposed.
NPR
The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.
Stuff
"They haven't been able to get off their farm and have a break because they can't. There's no access out of the area… And they're getting exhausted."
Author Marty Smith writes from her home in the flood-damaged Hawke's Bay.
Newshub
"Deploying the Army sends a message that Police have lost control."
the Guardian
In the third instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath , Anna Rankin talks to those who are still salvaging their lives
Stuff
Federated Farmers chief executive Terry Copeland says the damage from the cyclone over nine provinces is “beyond comprehension”.
Stuff
These rivers used to be swimming spots, places for kids and picnics, with grassy meadows sloping down to the water's edge. Now they're totally lost.
Stuff
Poor communication left schools in chaos during the recent severe flooding in Auckland, official documents have revealed.
RNZ
Waka Kotahi says two drilling rigs are in place to investigate a massive slip on SH25A on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Newsroom
The now defunct ministry is the kind of agency needed to fix our current infrastructure disaster - not Civil Defence and independent sub-contracting and consulting firms that scratch impotently away at the ever-growing consequences of climate change.
NZ had plenty of warning that Cyclone Gabrielle was coming. Yet nothing could prepare the communities who found themselves rapidly swallowed up in the storm’s fury. Here’s how it all unfolded.
It’s been a year since the Auckland Anniversary floods took the lives of four people and caused billions of dollars’ worth of damage to properties and infrastructure.
RNZ
The former police commissioner is addressing media on his findings and recommendations after leading an inquiry into Auckland Council's handling of the January flood.
NZ Herald
Extraordinary new imagery shows Gabrielle's devastation in Hawke's Bay, before and after.
NPR
The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.
Climate change fuelled the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti last month.
Preparing means restoring natural systems, planning for floods – and building resilient social relationships.
RNZ
A summer of devastating storms has put the spotlight on the role of insurance - and insurance companies - in society.
the Guardian
Livelihoods in tatters after months of relentless rain and extreme weather – and the clean-up is just beginning
According to NIWA, it was the wettest summer on record for several major centres, including Napier, Auckland, Whangārei, Gisborne and Tauranga.
Stuff
Did the worst summer in recent memory see more warnings issued by the national meteorological agency than other years?
Stuff
OPINION: There is no shame in taking assistance. Everybody is behind you getting back on your feet.
RNZ
With thousands of vehicles water damaged from the Auckland January floods and Cyclone Gabrielle combined, insurance companies are swamped with claims. Drivers face many pitfalls and dilemmas. Here's what you need to know.
RNZ
In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, many parents are facing a loss of home or livelihood or, at the every least, a massive cleanup. So what do you say to children about all of this ? Katy Gosset takes a look at how to calm their fears.
RNZ
With lives lost and countless homes and businesses devastated, it may seem trivial to talk about gardening, but for many our gardens are a source of joy and a place that helps us recover after a crisis. Gardener, author and broadcaster Lynda Hallinan takes your questions on how to restore a weather-damaged garden.
RNZ
Help is on the way for thousands of displaced homeowners struggling with insurance claims after the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
Māori Television
4:30pm, Friday 17 February 2023. By Mana Wikaire-Lewis Facebook Twitter Email Link Share URL Copy URL
Opinion: If there is any good to come out of the storms this year it is that it will encourage local and central government planners to ensure building consent means well-informed consent, says Martin Brook
NZ Herald
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Opinion: Two “one in a 100 year” floods within six years is not bad luck, it is a wakeup call to bring our environmental prediction and monitoring up to the task.
Stuff
From replacing spoiled food to putting a temporary roof over your head, your policy may cover more than you think.
Every degree of global warming could add between five and 15% of rainfall to the average, making extreme weather events increasingly devastating.
