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Six people rescued from floodwaters in Marlborough

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Six people were rescued last night after becoming trapped in floodwaters in Marlborough. Emergency services were notified about 8.35pm of vehicles stuck in floodwaters on...

Scientists continue monitoring climatic and atmospheric effects of Hunga Tonga eruption

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More than four years after the massive underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano, debate continues over its long-term impact on Earth’s atmosphere...

Body found in search for missing Karori Man Philip Sutton

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Search teams have today found the body of a man during the search for Philip Sutton in Karori. "Formal identification procedures are yet to be...

Search suspended for missing Karori man after flood-hit property searched

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The large-scale physical search for missing Karori man Philip Sutton has concluded for the day. Search and Rescue teams have spent hours at Philip’s Karori...

Cyclone Vaianu makes landfall in Bay of Plenty

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Cyclone Vaianu has crossed the coast near the Maketū Peninsula in the Bay of Plenty, bringing damaging winds and intense rainfall across large parts...

Tauranga declares emergency ahead of Cyclone Vaianu

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Tauranga has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Vaianu approaches, with officials warning of coastal flooding, powerful swells and increasing risks to public...

7.6 earthquake strikes Tonga

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A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga near Vava’u on Tuesday afternoon at a depth of 237 kilometres, but officials report no significant damage,...

Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga

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Cabinet has agreed the Terms of Reference and membership for a Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga, Emergency Management and Recovery Associate...

Man charged after allegedly breaching Mt Maunganui landslide safety cordon

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A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly entering the restricted Mount Maunganui landslide zone in the early hours of this morning,...

Storm pounds Canterbury as Banks Peninsula enters State of Emergency

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A powerful storm system that triggered widespread flooding and disruption across the North Island has now moved south, with Banks Peninsula and parts of...

Body recovered from submerged vehicle on SH39

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A man has died after his vehicle became submerged in floodwaters while travelling on State Highway 39 in the Waikato overnight. A member of public...

State of Emergency declared in Otorohanga District

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Ōtorohanga District Mayor Rodney Dow has declared a State of Emergency for the Ōtorohanga District. The State of Emergency declaration takes effect immediately (signed at...

Mt Maunganui tragedy: Statement from the family of Susan Knowles

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The following is a statement on behalf of the family of Susan Knowles, who died in the Mt Maunganui landslide. Sue was a mother, sister,...

Mt Maunganui landslide victim: Statement from the family of Sharon Maccanico

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Sharon Maccanico has been identified as a victim of the landslide at Mt Maunganui. The following is a statement on behalf of Natallia and Carmine,...

Third victim identified in Mt maunganui campground landslide

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A third victim of last week’s fatal Mt Maunganui campground landslide has been formally identified as 50-year-old Lisa Anne Maclennan, bringing the confirmed death...

Family of Swedish victim of Mt Maunganui landslide release statement

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The following statement has been released by police on behalf of Nils and Anders, dad and uncle of Mt Maunganui landslide victim Måns Loke...

The Case for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Maunganui landslide

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A new ministerial briefing from CTV Families advocate David Lynch urges NZ Prime Minister to establish a full Royal Commission into the Mt Maunganui...

Welcome Bay tragedy: Name release and family statement

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Police have confirmed the names of the two people who died during a landslide on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa on Thursday. Ten-year-old Austen Keith Richardson...

Police did not attend call from concerned camper before landslip disaster

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Police have confirmed they did not attend Mount Maunganui’s Beachside Holiday Park after receiving a 6.18am emergency call referencing disorder and a potential landslip,...

Camper says Tauranga CC vehicle passed slips before landslide

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A camper at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park says a Tauranga City Council vehicle drove through the campground and past multiple visible slips...

High-tech monitoring deployed at Mt Maunganui – Police

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Specialist monitoring technology has been deployed at Mount Maunganui to protect recovery teams working beneath an unstable landslip, after operations were temporarily halted due...

FENZ alerted Tauranga Council hours before fatal landslide

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has confirmed it received a 111 call at 5.48am on the morning of the Mount Maunganui landslide reporting...

Recovery resumes at Mt Maunganui as WorkSafe prepares safety review

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Police have confirmed the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide has resumed this morning after specialist monitoring equipment was installed overnight and loose...

Mt Maunganui landslide: Luxon urges trust in experts

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has urged the public to place their trust in emergency and engineering experts as the recovery operation for six people...

Mt Maunganui: Statement from Max’s family

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15-year-old Max Furse-Kee, 15, from Auckland has been named as one of six persons missing in the Mt. Maunganui landslide. Today his family released the...

Mt Maunganui: Work halted due to potential slip

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Recovery work at Mount Maunganui has been halted as a precaution this morning. "At 11.50am, recovery efforts were paused after concerns from the grounds about...

Landslide search enters recovery phase as police name six missing

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The search for victims of Thursday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui is now moving into a recovery phase. Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson...

New partial slip at Mt. Maunganui landslide site

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams continued operations overnight at the Mount Maunganui landslip site, where six people remain...

Tree removal raises questions after Mt Maunganui landslip

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Concerns are mounting over whether the removal of large exotic trees, including English and Holm oaks, from Mount Maunganui may have contributed to the...

Six people confirmed as unaccounted for following Mount Maunganui landslide

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police can now confirm six people are currently confirmed as unaccounted for, including two teenagers, following yesterday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui. The youngest of those...

Grandmother and grandchild killed in Pāpāmoa landslide – report

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Two of the victims killed when a landslide struck a home in Pāpāmoa have been identified as a grandmother and her grandchild, state media...

Overnight search continues at Mt Maunganui landslide

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Search and rescue crews have continued working through the night at the Mt Maunganui campground following a landslide that trapped a number of people. Fire...

Two bodies recovered after landslide destroys Papamoa home

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police have confirmed two people have been found dead after a house on Welcome Bay Road in Papamoa was extensively damaged by a landslide...

Rescue operation continues at Mount Maunganui campground after landslide

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Several people remain unaccounted for as at 2pm today after a major landslide struck a campground at the base of Mount Maunganui on Thursday...

Tasman flood recovery to cost $50m and take up to two years

Daily Telegraph NZ -

More than six months after record floods devastated the Tasman District, the recovery effort is expected to cost around $50 million and take up...

Powerful quake jolts Taiwan

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit waters off Taiwan’s northeastern coast late Saturday night, according to the island’s Central Weather Administration. The quake struck at...

Residents evacuated as fast-moving vegetation fire destroys buildings near Hastings

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Residents living around the Farmhouse Lodge on the outskirts of Fernhill are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand has...

Japan funds solar power systems to strengthen Tonga’s disaster warning network

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Japan and Tonga have signed a new agreement aimed at boosting the Pacific nation’s disaster resilience through the installation of solar-powered infrastructure to support...

7.6 quake strikes northern Japan

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s north-eastern Aomori region at 23:15 local time, prompting widespread evacuations and initial tsunami warnings. Warnings...

Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 900

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Deadly flooding across Indonesia has claimed more than 900 lives, with hundreds still missing and entire communities wiped out after a rare cyclone unleashed...

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