Thousands of homes face flood and erosion threat, Our Marine Environment 2025 finds
Among its findings are that New Zealand’s oceans are warming faster than the global average, marine heatwaves are…
Australia’s most disaster-prone state urged to prepare ahead of storm, flood and fire season
Just a day after crews contained an out-of-control bushfire — and with 60 fires currently burning across the…
New Melbourne flood mapping sparks outrage from inner-city council
New maps showing potential flooding in Melbourne’s inner suburbs have sparked outrage from residents and local council, who…
Low-income, vulnerable residents would have to evacuate proposed Ipswich development under flood warnings
More than 1,000 low-income, vulnerable residents would be forced to evacuate a proposed affordable housing development when major…
Murray River flood may not be to blame for SA algal bloom, Senate inquiry hears
Questions have been raised over a lack of evidence that the 2022-23 Murray River floods contributed to South…
Australian couple flood Chinese hotel room after spa bath mishap
“It had flooded the rooms downstairs and cascaded down the building,” he said. Staff quickly arrived and informed…
Husband’s laundry fail goes viral, Reddit users cry ‘weaponised incompetence’
Some rungs at the back of the photo looked like they were barely used. “Apparently there was no…
Hawke’s Bay Expressway gets $600m: Four-lanes for ‘busiest’ stretch, ‘fewer deaths’ and flood protection
Work on the project will include 7km of four-laning between the Links Rd and Pākōwhai Rd intersection and…
Consumers left in dark about steep hikes to insurance premium
When Michele Vanderlanh Smith discovered her annual home and contents insurance premium had jumped by 600 per cent,…
Torrential rain leads to rescues across parts of NSW
Rain across large parts of New South Wales has not been as heavy as predicted, but residents are…
Over 60 people rescued via helicopter after flooding in B.C. provincial park
“That would have been another problem, if all the vehicles were also stuck on the wrong side of…
Heavy rain and possible flooding on the way for much of New South Wales
Rain-weary residents across New South Wales are being warned to prepare for more wet weather with a complex…