Emergency
The Week in Detail: Cycleways, cancelled ferries, and FIFA
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
How we plan for New Zealand's next big disaster
We're a country prone to natural disasters - but are some areas better prepared than others? Audio
What does a national state of emergency mean for you
Emergency and disaster expert Dr John Hopkins explains Audio
Slipping away: Can we keep fixing up after landslides?
Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them? Audio
More evacuations can't be ruled out in flood-soaked Nelson
The rain has eased in Nelson but the flooding emergency is far from over and another round of heavy rain is set to come in later today. 411 homes have now been evacuated with some residents forced to… Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Will Rush Covid 'NZ remains in a privileged position'
Not letting Covid-19 rip through our communities has left New Zealand in a privileged position compared to England and many other countries, says London-based Kiwi doctor Will Rush. Rush is an… Audio
New book collects tales of a climate-altered future
It's the burning issue of our time - what to do with a climate that's rapidly warming and threatening the world as we know it. On Monday the Climate Change Commission released a blueprint outlining… Audio
Politicians, journalists rated NZ's least trusted figures
Research NZ's latest survey asked Kiwis to rate their trust and confidence in a number of occupations and professions. The news is good for emergency service workers, but not so good for… Audio
Understanding the bystander effect
Why do good people do nothing in the face of discrimination, bad behaviour and abuse? In The Bystander Effect, Catherine Sanderson explains why we might be good at recognising bad behaviour but bad at… Audio
State of Emergency as constant rain floods in Southland
The whole of Southland is now in a state of emergency because of extensive flooding after two days of heavy rain. Bryan Crump speaks with Southland's mayor Gary Tong about what's happening and what's… Audio
Wild weather: Hikers survive as land slip smashes Routeburn hut
A Wellington couple on their honeymoon are celebrating a narrow escape after slips and flooding washed out parts of the Routeburn track almost wiping out the hut they were sheltering in.
Brett… Video, Audio
Weather: Roads closed, sandbags piled as flooding hits Gore
A state of emergency in Southland has been extended as torrential rain over the past two days has brought landslips, widespread flooding and closed roads across the region.
It comes as 195 tourists… Video, Audio
Weather: Southland in State of Emergency as rain continues
A State of Emergency has been extended to include all of Southland as water levels continue to rise and cause major damage.
Dozens of people have already been rescued from tracks in Fiordland after… Video, Audio
Find out why New Zealand is heating up
And while there's a state of emergency declared in Fiordland after flooding cut off the only road out of Milford, fire crews have been battling at blazes near Lake Tekapo and in Canterbury. Bryan… Audio
Stranded on the Milford Track
Fiordland remains under a state of Emergency tonight, with hundreds of tourists and workers trapped at Milford Sound and Hollyford after torrential rain caused slips, rockfalls and washouts on the… Audio
Coronavirus declared a global health emergency
One patient in Auckland is currently being tested for the coronavirus - with what's being described as the "closest to fitting the definition of a suspected case".
The person has been put in… Audio
Cooler temperatures grant reprieve in Australia bushfire battle
Temperatures have dropped nearly 20 degrees in parts of Australia, which is expected to help firefighters who are trying to combat blazes across five states. Nine people have been killed since the… Audio
Major blaze, explosions at Takanini warehouse fire
A large fire has broken out at a warehouse in an industrial area of South Auckland, sending plumes of black smoke across Takanini.
Twenty fire trucks are responding to the blaze, which started around… Audio
Captain Kevin Sullivan: Dealing with the trauma of infamous flight QF72
Captain Kevin 'Sully' Sullivan was in at the controls of flight QF72 when it suddenly, twice, nosedived sharply towards the Indian Ocean. He explains to Jim how those dreadful events led to the end of… Audio