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Nelson–Tasman motorists advised to avoid travel unless essential – Update

Tasman District Police advise motorists to limit their travel to essential travel only, as the current severe weather event has closed several roads in...

Earth Threatened With ‘One of the Greatest Famines in History’ Amid Supply Chain Disruptions: Report

Many countries are already facing galloping inflation and spiking food and fuel costs as the economic downturn sparked by Covid and unrestrained money printing...

Former tropical cyclone Fili expected to move over NZ

Former Tropical Cyclone Fili lies over open waters to the far south of New Caledonia. The system is expected to remain slow moving near...

Multiple severe weather warnings in place for North Island areas

Four weather warnings and three weather watches have been issued by Metservice for parts of the North Island today. A severe thunderstorm warning for...

Watch: Aussie floods aftermath – lack of government response criticised

Decsribed by some as a 'one in 1000 year event', large-scale flooding in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland has caused extensive devastation...

Watch: Tsunami waves from Tonga arrive in California

A tsunami warning was put into effect for the US West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii on Saturday, after a volcano erupted in the South...

Watch: Tsunami in Tonga

A series of Tsunami waves have hit the coastline of Tonga following an eruption at the underwater volcano known as Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai. https://twitter.com/sakakimoana/status/1482218193619865600?s=20 Update to follow.

6.2 quake strikes off coast of California

A strong, 6.2 earthquake has hit off the northern coast of California. Twitter has been flooded with reports of people describing the tremor, which...

Watch: 7.3 magnitude quake triggers tsunami alert in Indonesia

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning for parts of...

At least 3 killed as 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali

At least three people have been killed and seven others injured after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's tourist island of Bali just before...

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