The chief executive role at Dorset Council has had a lot of interest and applications, the council leader has said.

But we're in a better place than before and we should be very "proud as a country", the Emergency Management Minister says.

Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike MetService earlier issued a ...

New Zealand plans to introduce legislation before the end of the year that will create a framework to help communities and businesses adapt to the impacts of climate change.

At least three people have been killed as severe flooding hit New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins described the situation as "unprecedented". The city is said to ...

Queensland’s Premier has said more flooding is likely. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand city of Dunedin was cut off by road due to flooding Friday after recording its wettest day in more than a century. Local authorities in the South ...

Ratepayers in Edgecumbe, Westland, Christchurch and around NZ are paying an unprecedented price for increasingly frequent ...

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Flood flows on South Island's Buller River this month were the largest in New Zealand in almost 100 years, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced on Thursday.

The new rules are set to be phased in over the next 16 months. The worst flooding in New Zealand's biggest city Auckland is heaping more inflationary pressure and is posing a fresh cost-of-living ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few ...