GeoNet’s earthquake monitoring centre closes due to lack of staff, Labour decries Govt cuts
GeoNet’s Data Science and Geohazards Monitoring operations manager Bruce Girdwood said in a statement Earth Sciences New Zealand’s…
Moa Point disaster: Greater Wellington lays charges against city council and Tiaki Wai
The charges cover two periods of alleged offending – between October 2025 and January 2026 and from the…
Bangkok declares flood disaster across all 50 districts after heavy rain
Almost continuous rain since Thursday afternoon has swelled Bangkok’s network of canals, sending murky water into surrounding homes,…
Foodstuffs breakup plan: Why National’s supermarket policy is a disaster – Bruce Cotterill
Across town, the competitor is Woolworths. Their corporate structure means that stores are owned by the company, a…
Moa Point report reveals design flaws and ignored risks before February disaster
An earlier report suggested trapped air bubbles were to blame for disrupting the flow of wastewater, sending it…
Mayor says Nepal disaster should spur planning over Milford Sound tsunami risk
A new report from Emergency Management Southland highlights the risks of a landslide down the cliffs surrounding the…
Warning signs visible days before glacier collapse in Nepal, report finds
A rapid hazard assessment of the Nepal-Tibet disaster by a group of international scientists says there were “pre-event…
Damage Projections for Nankai Trough and Greater Tokyo Earthquakes
The Japanese government estimates that potential major earthquakes over the coming decades could lead to massive fatalities. Disaster…
Bridgestone NZ tyres recalled over reports of rapid air loss
Bridgestone New Zealand has issued a recall of Duravis R660 ECO tyres following reports of rapid air loss…
National farmer wellbeing report finds worsening mental health across sector
As the 2018-19 drought tightened in the eastern states, Ross Blanch spoke to a fellow farmer who was…
National farmer wellbeing report finds worsening mental health across sector
As the 2018-19 drought tightened in the eastern states, Ross Blanch spoke to a fellow farmer who was…
Australia v Bangladesh: Axe hangs over batters after Darwin ‘disaster’
Former captain Ricky Ponting, who scored more than 13,000 test runs, said it was time for tough decisions.…