Emergency

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

We're a country prone to natural disasters - but are some areas better prepared than others?  Audio

Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them? Audio

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 Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.  Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 '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