The Latest Breaking News on Insurance claims reveal Qld's storm damage hotspots

Because pro-social behaviour emerges so often after disaster, community empowerment should be central to disaster mitigation and recovery, writes Dr Steve Matthewman

In the third instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath , Anna Rankin talks to those who are still salvaging their lives

Although Auckland Council’s big cleanup following this year’s extreme weather events continues, “things are getting more difficult at this point”.

The final months of New Zealand’s summer carried a massive sting, bringing “unprecedented” rainfalls several times over, from widespread flooding in Auckland at the end of January to ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle dumping record rains and causing devastating floods across the east coast of the North Island.