New Zealand scraps transport emissions reform to fund welfare increase
Clean car upgrade scheme among measures to be cut but PM Chris Hipkins denies government is abandoning climate ambitions New Zealand’s government is dumping a...
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Growers count cost as Cyclone Gabrielle buries New Zealand vineyards in silt
Deadly storm left wine regions of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne covered in mud just before harvest time Wine-growing regions in New Zealand’s North Island have...
PNG hostage freed but Australian professor and two local researchers still held captive
Papua New Guinea police warn against circulation of fake news as negotiations continue with gunmen A woman who was taken hostage in Papua New Guinea...
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises to 11 as police fear more to come
A week after the storm struck the North Island, police say two more bodies were found in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay area The death toll from...
Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continue
Worst of the storm could coincide with Monday’s midnight high tide, with people in some coastal communities and low-lying areas urged to leave New Zealand...
New Zealand North Island braces for ‘potentially devastating’ weather as Cyclone Gabrielle barrels towards region
Communities still reeling from recent flooding issued red weather warnings and told to prepare for intense rain and gale-force winds Follow our Australia news live...
Do look up: 1,000 street lights at risk of falling, Wellington tells residents
New Zealand city council says ‘you would be seriously injured or killed’ by lamps weighing up to 15kg, like a microwave or bulk sack of...
Auckland flooding: death toll rises as New Zealand hit with more heavy rain and landslides
Four people have been killed as authorities warn severe weather conditions will continue in New Zealand’s north island Heavy rainfall continued to batter New Zealand’s...
‘Burned the hill down’: billionaire’s runaway fireworks spark New Zealand furore
Neighbours furious after firefighters had to be called to Redemption Song, owned by Empire State magnate Tony Malkin Residents of a New Zealand town are...
Weather tracker: floods and tornado hit New Zealand as Europe heats up
Storms followed months of heavy rain on the North Island, while temperatures in France and Spain rose to almost 20C Over the Christmas period, the...
