This five-year NIWA-led research programme will develop a system to map flood hazard consistently across the whole ... Research Aim 2: Flood Risk to the Built-Environment. Paulik, R., NIWA, WSP, ...

Residents from Auckland to Tasman face downpours, with the flood-hit South Island regions bracing for a 'worst-case scenario' ...

The timeliness and effectiveness of warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny.

The national weather authority has revealed a rare warning issued only for “significant impact” events could have been ...

Mandatory evacuation are underway as the Wairai river threatens a stopbank near the township of Spring Creek just out of the ...

The finalists for the 2025 Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards have been announced, with ...

Homes near the Motueka River were evacuated as a precaution as a second barrage of downpours is forecast in the Nelson-Tasman region.

Coastal flood maps available from councils. Several councils across New Zealand provide coastal hazard maps for their area and, in many cases, these are higher resolution than the NIWA maps. For ...

Photo: Supplied / Google Maps Just two state or state-integrated schools have applied to become charter schools next year. One of the schools was Auckland Muslim school Al-Madinah, which said charter ...