Category: disasters
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for North Island Regions
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and the far north of Gisborne. The watch is valid for five hours, from 7:00pm Thu 3 Jul to 12:00am Fri 4 Jul. MetService warns…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Upper North Island
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by MetService for the upper North Island, valid for 10 hours from 12:00pm to 10:00pm today. The affected areas include Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui, and Taranaki. The…
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Fatal Crash in Tokaora Claims One Life
One person has died after a car crash in Tokaora, South Taranaki. The incident happened around 11:16pm on Livingstone Road where a car hit a power pole. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. Police…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, and Snow Expected in New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, as well as parts of the South Island, effective Wednesday, July 2, 2025. A large low-pressure system over the Tasman Sea is expected to bring heavy rain…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday onwards. Heavy snow is also possible for higher elevations of Otago and South Canterbury in the South Island.…
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Fatal Crash on Tauranga Eastern Link Claims Woman's Life
A 34-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle crash on Tauranga Eastern Link/State Highway 2 on Thursday, June 26th. Police were alerted to the incident just before 10am. The deceased has been identified as Lily Arabin, from Te Puke. She…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain Expected in Northern and Central New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:53 am on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, indicates that a large low over the Tasman Sea is expected to approach central New Zealand later on Friday, July 4, bringing further rain or…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, and Snow Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, as well as parts of the South Island, effective Thursday. The warning, released by MetService at 9:51am on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, anticipates heavy rain and strong…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday. Additionally, heavy snow is forecast for parts of the South Island. A large low over the Tasman Sea…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday onwards. A large low over the Tasman Sea is the cause. Warnings and Watches are in force, and…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
Central and northern New Zealand are bracing for heavy rain and strong winds, with warnings and watches in effect from Thursday onwards. A large low over the Tasman Sea is the cause, bringing with it a series of fronts. MetService…
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Name Released in Waipukurau Fatal Crash
Police have released the name of the woman who died in a Waipukurau crash on June 29. She was 31-year-old Amberlee Carlson, of Waipukurau. Police have expressed their condolences, saying: "Our thoughts are with those close to her at this…
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Severe Weather Warnings Issued for Northern and Central New Zealand
A front moving southeast across New Zealand is expected to bring severe weather to several regions, according to MetService. The forecast, issued at 10:01am on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, warns of rain and strong northeasterly winds, prompting Severe Weather Warnings…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday onwards. The MetService warns that a large low over the Tasman Sea and its associated fronts are the…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, effective Thursday, July 3rd, due to a large low-pressure system over the Tasman Sea. The MetService has issued Orange Heavy Rain Warnings for several regions, advising residents…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit New Zealand
A front moving southeast across New Zealand is expected to bring rain and strong winds, with the Bay of Plenty and inland Gisborne/Tairawhiti facing a high risk of rainfall reaching warning levels on Thursday. MetService issued the severe weather outlook…
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Fatal Crash on Cambridge Road, Waipa
One person died in a crash on Cambridge Road in Waipa involving a truck and a car. Emergency services responded to the incident, which occurred between Storey and Cox roads, at approximately 11:25 am. According to police, the driver of…
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Woman Dies After Karaka Crash
A 79-year-old woman has died following a head-on collision in Karaka last Thursday. Emergency services responded to reports of the crash on SH22 around 1.15pm on June 26. Four individuals were transported to the hospital; two were critical, one serious,…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds
A low-pressure system developing in the Tasman Sea is expected to bring widespread rain and strong winds to New Zealand this week, particularly affecting the North Island. MetService forecasts that the unsettled weather will begin on Wednesday, intensifying on Thursday,…
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Serious Crash Blocks Cambridge Road in Waipa District
A serious crash involving a car and a truck has closed Cambridge Road in the Waipa district. The incident was reported at approximately 11:25 am. Emergency services are currently at the scene. According to initial reports, one person has sustained…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A front approaching the North Island is expected to bring rain and strong northeasterly winds to many regions of New Zealand, according to MetService. The severe weather outlook, issued at 8:17am on Monday, June 30, 2025, highlights the potential for…
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Fatal Crash in Waipukurau Claims One Life
One person died early this morning in a single-vehicle crash in Waipukurau. Police were alerted to the incident at approximately 3.50am, at the intersection of Takapau Road and Racecourse Road. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene…
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Media Monitor: New Zealand civil defense warns of floods, missing teen search continues
Radio New Zealand is reporting that Tasman Civil Defence is warning residents to remain cautious after floods. The region remains under a state of emergency. RNZ also reports that a Ministry of Education report said students who participated in the…
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Person Dies After Being Hit by Tree in Wai-iti
One person died in Wai-iti, south-east of Wakefield, after being hit by a tree while clearing flood damage. Emergency services were called to a property on State Highway 6 at approximately 9.40am. According to Acting Nelson Bays Area Commander, Senior…
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Fatal Crash in Tokoroa Claims One Life
One person died after being struck by a vehicle on Lomond Avenue in Tokoroa overnight. Police were called to the scene at approximately 12am. Despite emergency services' efforts, the pedestrian died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit examined the…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Snow Expected in Otago and Southland
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 9:26 am on Saturday, June 28, 2025, for Otago and Southland, New Zealand, due to an expected low off the South Island's east coast. The warning includes heavy rain for…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Snow Expected in New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService at 8:52pm on Friday, June 27, 2025, for heavy rain in parts of the country and snow in inland Otago and Southland. A low off the South Island east coast is…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Snow Expected in New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for parts of New Zealand, with heavy rain expected in several regions and snow in inland Otago and Southland. The warning, issued at 8:52pm on Friday, June 27, 2025, highlights the impact of…
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Spectators and Motorists Advised to Avoid Motueka River Area Near Ngatimoti
Emergency services have blocked off the road near the Motueka River area near Ngatimoti, prompting a request from the police for spectators to stay away. Motorists in the wider area are urged to avoid non-essential travel due to significant slips,…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Snow Expected Across New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 12:17pm on Friday, June 27, 2025, indicating heavy rain for many parts of the country and snow for inland areas of Otago and Southland. The warning, updated at midday, includes…