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The 2024 Port Hills fire was a wildfire in Christchurch, New Zealand. The fire started at around 2:15 pm NZDT on 14 February 2024 on Worsleys Road. It is close to the location of one of the fires that started on 13 February 2017 which developed into the 2017 Port Hills fires .
On 16 May 2023, a fire broke out at the 92-bed Loafers Lodge in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand. Five people were killed, and twenty others injured. [ 1 ] On 18 May 2023, a man, whose identity is still suppressed, was arrested. [ 2 ]
Also, with 22 helicopters involved, it is New Zealand's largest aerial firefight on record. [6] The fire caused 3,000 people from Wakefield and hundreds from surrounding areas to evacuate their homes and destroyed one house. [7] [8] On 17 February, a helicopter crashed while fighting the fire in Tasman district, injuring the pilot. [9]
Category: Fires in New Zealand. 2 languages. ... New Zealand International Convention Centre fire; P. Pigeon Valley Fire; 2024 Port Hills fire; 2017 Port Hills fires; R.
New Zealand Estimated $13,000,000,000 From Sunday 12 February to Wednesday 15 February, Cyclone Gabrielle struck the North Island, resulting in significant damage and flooding, and a national state of emergency being declared, the third time in the nation's history.
Just after 1:00PM on Tuesday 22 October 2019, construction workers began to evacuate the building site of the New Zealand International Convention Centre. Approximately 100 workers were on site at the time. [9] Fire and Emergency New Zealand were alerted to the fire via a 111 call at 1:09:37PM. The first fire appliance arrived on the scene at 1 ...
New Zealand should rack up a pile of points against Namibia on Friday in the Rugby World Cup. New Zealand's set-piece has been unsteady in its last two matches — both historic defeats to France ...
Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice-regal Head of state – Charles III Governor-General – Cindy Kiro Charles III Cindy Kiro Government Legislature term: 54th New Zealand Parliament. The Sixth National Government, elected in 2023, continues. Speaker of the House – Gerry Brownlee Prime Minister – Christopher Luxon ...