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Tsunami gauges 'stabilising'
Wave activity "appears to be stabilised" at previously-reported levels, Civil Defence Emergency Management says.
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Evacuation warnings as tsunami wave hits Chatham Islands
The first wave has reached the Chatham Islands, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile overnight. An official tsunami alert remains in place for New Zealand's entire east coast.
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NZ on tsunami alert after quake in Chile
A tsunami generated by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, is expected to reach New Zealand this morning.
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Possible NZ arrival times for tsunami
Official tsunami warnings are in place for the entire east coast of New Zealand after a massive earthquake in Chile overnight.
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Weather brightens up for the weekend
Ex tropical cyclone Rene will combine with a front in the Tasman Sea bringing mostly gloomy, humid, drizzly weather to the upper and western North Island for the rest of today.
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An explosion in the tropics
The tropics have exploded into action with 3 major cyclones in just a week.
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Cyclone Gita slamming into Tonga
Tropical cyclone hits Tonga. Roofs have been blown off houses, streets are flooding and trees have fallen.