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Caption:National Emergency Management AgencyPhoto credit:RNZ / Samuel RillstoneFile photo: Kieran McAnulty opens the NEMA’s 24/7 monitoring centreRNZ / Samuel RillstoneNEMA 24/7 monitoring centre plaqueRNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Mount Ruapehu
Floodwaters still haven’t yet receded from all places in Westport.
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Nelson Central Police Station. RNZ / Samantha Gee
Traffic backed up following a car vs bus crash in central Wellington.
Queues at Auckland’s JetStar counter amid flight cancellations on 26 June 2026. Credit: RNZ / Jeremy Rees
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers after a damning report into police conduct.
Sarah Rodgers and Kathy Hughes in the Wellington Hospital flight simulator
The facility for the government’s military style academy pilot for youth offenders in Palmerston North.