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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck New Zealand, just one day after a devastating cyclone forced a state of emergency across much of the country.. The quake occurred under the Cook Strait ...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said that dry weather had led to "tinder conditions". [7] Dozens of properties were evacuated, including the nearby Princess Margaret Hospital. [8] [9] On 14 February a state of emergency was declared in Christchurch and Selwyn. [10] Starting at 2:45 pm, for 25 minutes, 39,000 properties were left without power.
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand on Tuesday 14 February as Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country. The state of emergency will apply to Northland, Auckland, Tairawhiti, Bay of ...
In early October 2024, MetService had reported low-pressure system approaching New Zealand from the Tasman Sea, bringing warm and humid air across the country.These rain-bearing easterly winds swept into Dunedin, the coastal Clutha District and eastern Otago throughout 3 and 4 October, soaking an already inundated region which had already experienced wet weather.
The 2023 southern New Zealand floods were caused by heavy rain that struck the southern part of New Zealand's South Island on 21 September 2023. This storm caused flooding in several places across the Southland and Otago regions including Gore and Queenstown. 100 homes were evacuated in Queenstown and Tuatapere's water treatment plant was damaged.
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New Zealand declared a climate emergency in parliament on Wednesday (December 2), and promised that the government would become carbon neutral by 2025. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the ...
The New Zealand Government reimburses 95 Lake Alice Hospital survivors, who had part of their compensation payments deducted by legal fees in 2001. [357] 31 October — New Zealand signs a free trade agreement with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). As part of the agreement, 99% of New Zealand exports to the GCC would become duty ...