“The NIWA-led study is a wake-up call and reinforces the urgent need for large-scale co-ordinated action to knock pest ...

This year has already brought almost every possible weather extreme to Northland, with record rain hot on the heels of a ...

Severe floods are associated with increased death rates for cardiovascular disease and infectious diseases, as well as injury ...

The region has been hit by drought, record rainfall and a cyclone just this year.

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Three NSW disaster-recovery leaders discuss the components of successful collaboration as communities recover from crises.

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Under legislation introduced by the Australian Government, foreign buyers will be prohibited from purchasing established ...

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Two international ocean science and policy meetings this month have called on nations to be more ambitious in their efforts ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A plane has crashed in India’s northwestern Ahmedabad city, Press Trust of India reports. At least 49 people have died in the flooding which has affected Eastern Cape province.