A tornado and galeforce winds have torn through parts of Taranaki and Ruapehu causing extreme damage to houses, power lines and trees.
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NewsOrewa identified as most at-risk for tsunami
The Auckland Council will be spending over $2mil to install tsunami sirens in Auckland's most at-risk coastal areas. GNS Science has already identified four of the most at-risk areas on the North Shore.
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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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Kaiaua locals worried about further damage to foreshore
Kaiaua locals are calling on the Hauraki District Council to secure their coastline following last week's storm.
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Police release name of Rotorua woman who died from falling tree
Tributes are flowing for the woman who died after a tree fell on her car during severe weather in Rotorua last Wednesday. Police identified her today as 56-year-old Trisha Butterworth of Rotorua.
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Edgecumbe families start to return home
Some families have started to return to their homes in Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty, following the devastating flood that hit their small township in April.
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Hurricane Irma makes landfall
The most powerful hurricane to ever be recorded over the Atlantic has made landfall and caused extensive damage throughout the Carribean.
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BOP tests natural disaster alerts including text, social media tools
Text alerts, Facebook and the Red Cross hazard app were some of the alerting tools put to the test by Civil Defence this morning as part of a Bay of Plenty wide check. Vehicle mounted sirens were also tested in specific areas and fixed sirens in the eastern Bay.
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Tauranga bikies to host charity ride for Edgecumbe
A group of Bay of Plenty bikies will take to the road this weekend to rally funds for the SOS Edgecumbe charity ride. Tauranga Weekend Riders expect more than 200 others to cruise by their side and they’re extending the invite so more riders can take part in the cause.
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No iwi representation on Edgecumbe's flood review panel
The three-piece independent panel responsible for the review into last month’s flood of Edgecumbe will be void of iwi representation. Panel Chair Sir Michael Cullen says this is due to a conflict of interest.
