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OPINION: In the face of the cyclone, adaptation was the word of the moment. Adaptation is also the next front after the immediate recovery from February’s disasters.
RNZ
Families on a Hawke's Bay station are adjusting to their new normal as they remain cut off from the outside world and without power.
RNZ
Faced with never-ending piles of silt and slash, their homes badly damaged and families traumatised, some property owners in the Esk Valley are wondering if they will ever return.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Banks drop hints about future of mortgages in a climate-changed Aotearoa.
Stuff
The adequacy of the stopbanks, controlled by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, is being questioned by many.
Newsroom
Jim Galloway doubts it will ever be known how many animals died during Cyclone Gabrielle. As the adrenaline runs out, the Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers president told political editor Jo Moir farmers are starting to hit the wall.
1News reporter Logan Church has been investigating the fallout from the recent Auckland floods, and what can be done to save parts of our biggest city.
RNZ
Police in cyclone-hit regions have an accurate picture of what is going on in the communities they are patrolling, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says.
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
The country's largest insurer says 20,000 homes across the country are at severe risk of flooding and it is in talks with government about where flood-damaged houses should be written off for good.
Stuff
News of another cyclone, so soon after Gabrielle, has sparked anxiety. But does every cyclone actually pose a threat?
Māori Television
Pukemokimoki marae in Ahuriri is working like a machine to get support to flood-affected people.
Flooding is far from a new issue in the Far North – and managed retreat isn't the solution tangata whenua are looking for.
Māori Television
The census has been extended to June 1st for regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo / Nick Reed / NZME Stats NZ says areas hammered by Cyclone...
RNZ
After what has been described as both the longest and shortest 15 days of their lives, residents of the Hawke's Bay town finally have power restored.
The Government housing agency is tight-lipped on how many will be demolished and where.
A horse arena in Hawke's Bay has become a hub of help for the community.
RNZ
Flights cancelled, workers told to stay home, Vanuatu prepares for Cyclone Judy
RNZ
Some residents from Auckland's Muriwai, displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle, have been staying at a makeshift caravan park for the past two weeks.
RNZ
Some residents from Auckland's Muriwai, displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle, have been staying at a makeshift caravan park for the past two weeks.
Stuff
Streets were underwater within half an hour of the rain starting, with people having to be rescued by boat.
Newsroom
If the Earthquake Commission were allowed to set premiums that varied with underlying risk, private insurers might find it safer to follow. Premiums would drop in safer places and rise in riskier places, argues Eric Crampton
The Government's Claims Resolution Service has only been operating for a week, but dozens have already sought help settling their insurance claims.
Some residents decided to evacuate their homes – while others stayed put with a nervous eye on the rising water levels.
Shaw Mackintosh said it's been tough not knowing if his mates are OK.
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.
