Forecasters expect more storms than usual after a warm summer at sea.
Towns along the coast are preparing for a stormier autumn than usual, after forecasters warned that a warm summer at sea could fuel stronger storms.
Emergency services are moving sandbags and pumps to towns that flooded last year. Residents are being asked to sign up for flood warnings by text message.
Forecasters say the first storms are likely within weeks.
Some farms are switching to crops that ripen faster or cope better with heat.
The buses charge overnight at the Northgate depot, which now has its own solar roof.
The map shows the delta has moved 300 metres seaward in 50 years.
The plan aims to shade the hottest streets, where summer temperatures run up to four degrees above the city average.
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