Climate Change
Climate minimisation still has a foothold in media
National MP Maureen Pugh was censured by her bosses and made to walk back her words after calling man-made climate change into question earlier this week. But similar sentiments still find a platform…
AudioWhen plans change
Not everything goes to plan on research trips. And when the trip is to a remote island aboard a navy ship designed to help with disaster relief, and happens to overlap with one of the worst weather… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: On the ground in Hawke's Bay
The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces. Audio
When plans change
Not everything goes to plan on research trips. And when the trip is to a remote island aboard a navy ship designed to help with disaster relief, and happens to overlap with one of the worst weather…
AudioCyclone Gabrielle: On the ground in Hawke's Bay
The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces.
AudioOur Changing World – Peat coring adventures
Claire Concannon joins students and scientists on an expedition to Campbell Island to collect some peat core samples. Audio
Maureen Pugh's climate change denial gone by lunchtime
An own goal for National today, with MP Maureen Pugh plunging her party into a controversy over climate change.
She began the day telling reporters she was still waiting to see evidence of whether… Video, Audio
Linesman describes 'awesome feeling' getting Hawke's Bay's power back on
Hundreds of men and women in hi-vis gear are scaling infrastructure and working around the clock.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy joins the show from Urupukapuka in the Bay of Islands. He talks to Susie Ferguson about the overwhelming sense of Maori history in the area and also about how the popular understanding of the… Audio, Gallery
Cyclone Gabrielle: Friday's response in pictures
Civil Defence, NZDF and countless community organisations are doing what they can to help. See how the clean-up is going with RNZ's photo gallery.
Gabrielle damage prompts worry about rapid growth in Drury
"Where's all that stormwater going to go?" asks a businessman whose premises were flooded on Valentine's Day.
West Auckland homes still trapped by slips
Some residents in the Waitākere Ranges area near Titirangi are still dealing with no power or water, closed roads and limited mobile coverage. Audio
Stories of hope amongst ruin in Hawke's Bay
Heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything are emerging as the devastation Cyclone Gabrielle brought upon Hawke's Bay becomes clearer.
Gisborne mayor warns taps could 'run dry' in a couple of days
With communications still down, it is not clear if her "urgent" message is getting through. Audio
Napier residents criticise 'total disorganisation' of flood response
Napier residents are angry at how long it has taken to restore power, internet and cellphone reception.
Northland tries to clean up, as weather still rages
The small farming district of Tangiteroria is drowning in murky floodwaters, while others are digging up the mud.
Rural Hawke's Bay residents scramble onto roofs to avoid flooding
"We're wet, it's raining," Pakowhai's Kevin McCormack says. "I've never seen anything like it." Audio
Severity of damage 'not been seen in a generation' - PM
At least 2500 people have been displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle this week, according to the latest estimates.
Cyclone Gabrielle: What makes this storm so unique?
Cyclone Gabrielle is causing chaos across vast areas of the North Island - what makes it so different to the average summer storm? Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What makes this storm so unique?
Cyclone Gabrielle is causing chaos across vast areas of the North Island - what makes it so different to the average summer storm?
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