A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit this morning, 45km off the east of Te Araroa in the North Island.
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Emergency response plan to prepare communities
Civil Defence Emergency Management groups from across the East Coast of the North Island are developing an emergency plan in response to a rupture of New Zealand’s largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone.
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PM offers assistance to Indonesia's tsunami recovery
The death toll from the tsunami has climbed to 222, with 843 others injured and 28 missing.
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Aotearoa takes part in national ShakeOut day
More than 800,000 people have learned how to take action during an earthquake or tsunami during the national ShakeOut drill this morning.
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Take action to ShakeOut, Aotearoa
It is less than 24 hours until the country's ShakeOut earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi.
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150 years since Chatham Islands fatal tsunami
Today marks 150 years since the fatal tsunami that hit the shores of the Chatham Islands.
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Christchurch quake victims remembered on 7th anniversary
The 185 people who lost their lives in the February 2011 earthquake were honored today during a seventh anniversary memorial service attended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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New marina brings new beginnings for Kaikōura
A year on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled, isolated and caused millions of dollars of damage in Kaikōura, the opening of a new marina brings a lifeline to the township to restore its vital tourism industry and hope amongst its locals.
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Earthquake compliance for Marae will be costly- Disaster Architect
Preparation is underway to ensure that buildings including marae within the high seismic areas around the country are earthquake compliant. It's been two weeks since The Building Amendment Act 2016 has officially been made law, but what are Marae doing to prepare for the changes?
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Experts to exchange knowledge on impact of quakes in NZ
The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering's annual conference will bring together experts from around the world to exchange knowledge on the impact of the Kaikoura earthquake.