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To prepare for a big earthquake, Wellington Regional Emergency Management (WREMO) is hosting its Long Walk Home. WREMO's Dan Neely spoke to Jesse.
EPOD's were a support beacon for whānau stranded in the Wairoa district due to the cyclone last year.
Scientists from the University of Canterbury are asking if we can predict wildfires from space.
Ground has been broken on major upgrades to Lower Hutt’s flood defences at a ceremonial sod turning for Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi - Delivering RiverLink.
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Ngāti Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber says the country can’t keep taking billion-dollar hits from weather extremes like Cyclone Gabrielle. Communities through Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti yesterday marked the first anniversary of the storm that devasted wide swathes of the country, […]
The New Zealand Red Cross Hazard app helps identify hazards, reduce risk, stay informed and its free.
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Cyclone Gabrielle’s destructive pathway in February 2023, had a significant impact on Māori communities. Our thoughts remain with those who lost loved ones, were displaced, and all whānau, hapū, and iwi affected.
RNZ
As deadlines draw nearer for owners to fix earthquake-prone buildings, Masterton's mayor says things "could get quite messy".
RNZ
The Emergency Management Agency says it can be easily overwhelmed with a moderate event.
RNZ
Fewer Auckland residents would be at risk in the event of a tsunami than the council previously thought.
NZ Herald
The Government is being warned of the country’s vulnerability to more frequent severe weather, and the chances of catastrophic earthquakes that could cripple...
www.civildefence.govt.nz
New Zealand’s emergency preparedness website, www.getready.govt.nz, is now available in Braille, Easy Read, Audio and Large print formats, making it easier for disabled people to access information on how to get ready for an emergency.
RNZ
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its cyclone watch service for the 2023-2024 cyclone season.
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After the Black Summer bushfires, a royal commission suggested a single mobile phone app for emergency warnings be developed. But that hasn't happened yet, meaning people travelling interstate need to download and familiarise themselves with multiple apps to keep safe.
Newshub
Newshub can reveal more details about the communication breakdown.
Newshub
All older sirens across the city will be decommissioned from tomorrow.
www.ecoast.co.nz
Last week, eCoast Director, Dougal Greer, represented our team at the New Zealand Coastal Society Conference in Wellington.
www.abc.net.au
The government is being urged to restrict land release in the Wollondilly Shire, especially in light of a report warning of eight-hour evacuation times during bushfires.
ABC listen
"The Triple Zero system, the way it's designed, should not be impacted the way it has been yesterday."
poriruacity.govt.nz
These exercises mean we'll know what to do when the real thing happens.
OurAuckland
Local input is seen as essential in any emergency planning.
Newshub
As the rain pelted down, residents were reassured by an inaccurate Facebook post from Civil Defence.
NBC News
From California floods to Maui fires, safety systems that were sometimes designed decades ago are getting overwhelmed by disasters on a scale that was previously hard to imagine.
Tampa Bay Times
“You’ve got to stop focusing on the wrong thing,” said the deputy director of the National Hurricane Center. “Storm surge is historically the biggest killer.”
Newsroom
Retrofitting existing buildings can be significantly more carbon-friendly than demolishing and rebuilding. And earthquake strengthening is essential to keep people safe. NZ has an opportunity to look at the two together.
RNZ
Engineers have been inspecting nearly 50 earthquake-damaged buildings in Wellington, with some likely to be closed for weeks.
RNZ
A leading earthquake engineer is calling for a quake star rating system to be trialled on buildings.
www.ndtv.com
More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
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More than 2,000 seismic events are reported each year in Vanuatu, which has a delicate ecological balance.
www.eqc.govt.nz
From 1 July 2024 we will have new governing legislation, the Natural Hazards Insurance Act, that modernises and replaces the Earthquake Commission Act 1993.
www.civildefence.govt.nz
New Zealand’s emergency preparedness website, www.getready.govt.nz, is now available in Braille, Easy Read, Audio and Large print formats, making it easier for disabled people to access information on how to get ready for an emergency.
RNZ
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its cyclone watch service for the 2023-2024 cyclone season.
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How an engineer views Wellington's building damage.
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