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'Near-death experiences': Teenager, family's lucky escapes in wild weather
About 100 trampers are being rescued by helicopter from Fiordland today.
About 100 trampers are being rescued by helicopter from Fiordland today.
Rescue teams mustered this morning for evacuation of tourists.
Video footage shows large parts of Milford Road have been washed away.
"Based on the modelling, 15,000 would have difficulty". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Confusion about sirens for future tsunami alarms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
FENZ had put 'patch' fixes in place until they figure out how to fix it long term.
The Newman family was among those who evacuated after sirens sounded in the Bay of Plenty.
Waihī Beach residents evacuated after hearing sirens starting about 9.30pm.
Civil Defence confirmed there was no tsunami warning for the Bay of Plenty.
26 people remain in hospital in New Zealand and Australia.
Crew clocked off at 2am after exhausting, emotionally draining day.
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National test of civil defence alert hit phones across New Zealand this evening.
Disaster officials have warned the effects will be felt far and wide.
Final cause of NZ's biggest wildfire in seven decades ruled 'accidental'.
111 calls released to Herald: "We're going to need a chopper real fast."
Auckland's civil defence is warning residents to tie down loose items.
The region northeast of New Zealand has been struck with two earthquakes today.
Scientists reveal more about a fault set to unleash one of the biggest quakes NZ's seen.
Oliver Harcus and his partner are currently stuck in a Franz Josef campground.
The Waiho Bridge has been taken out by the flooded Waiho River on the West Coast.
Civil Defence this afternoon tweeted and sent automatic alerts - including phone calls.
A decision has been made to allow the state of emergency to expire.
Firefighters have created a 30m "black-out" zone around the fire area.
The festival ran all weekend and was located near Upper Takaka.
Residents who have returned to their homes told to be prepared to leave at short notice.
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.