As a result, Rotorua Lakes Council activated its Emergency Operations team to monitor weather, check infrastructure and ...

Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said it was working alongside Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou and the defence force to deliver emergency supplies to isolated communities.

The government will make Civil Defence payments available for people affected by last week's weather events, in specific areas. The Green Party earlier questioned why they were not activated sooner, ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with increased spending on its armed forces, the South ...