The fire covered almost five hectares of land in Ahipara this morning in the vicinity of Maunga Perehere Pā.
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Thousands of 1918 flu pandemic victims listed online
This year marks a century since the 1918 flu pandemic killed an estimated 9,000 New Zealanders, including around 2,000 Māori.
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Iwi researchers, scientists study natural disasters
Geologists and volcanologists today met with iwi researchers at Tangatarua Marae in Rotorua to better understand, prepare and respond to natural disasters.
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Native Hawaiians consider volcanic eruptions a 'rebirth'
The recent volcanic eruptions from Mount Kilauea in Hawai'i are a sign of spiritual reconnection to traditional deities for the native people of the Big Island.
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Hundreds attend Wahine disaster 50th commemorations
Hundreds gathered at Wellington's Eastbourne dawn service to remember the more than 50 lives lost five decades ago in the Wahine disaster.
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Wahine disaster remembered 50 years on
Today marks 50 years since the country's most tragic maritime disaster when the Wahine ferry struck Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour and sank.
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The Edgecumbe floods: one year on
More than ten families are still waiting to return to their homes one year on from the Edgecumbe floods.
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Taiwan officials concerned post-earthquake
The 6.4 magnitude earthquake which struck near the coast of Taiwan has caused major problems for the city of Hualien leaving about 40,000 homes without water and causing one of the hotels to topple, killing two people.
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NZ emergency phone alert testing rolls out this weekend
New Zealanders can expect an emergency phone alert from Civil Defence on their cell phones this Sunday as part of a live nationwide testing regime for emergency alerts, and it's something New Zealanders can't opt out of.
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Winston speaks to Pike River Mine families ahead of coalition talks
NZ First leader Winston Peters has spoken to the family members of those lost to the Pike River Mine incident ahead of his talks with National leader Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.
