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.
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Marae band together to support flood-affected whānau
As Cyclone Cook makes its way through the central North Island, many marae in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are banding together to offer support to whānau affected by the recent floods.
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The 49th anniversary of the Wahine Disaster
49 years ago today, on the 10th of April 1968, the passenger ferry Wahine, buffeted by gale-force winds, ran aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, listed, and then sank. Fifty-one of the 734 passengers and crew on the Wahine died that day, most of them on the rocks at Pencarrow on the Eastbourne coast. Another two died later from their injuries.
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Edgecumbe residents have huge concerns about looting
Some Edgecumbe residents were able to return to their homes to collect much-needed items today. For those that heard the announcement at Rautahi Marae in Kawerau, it is what they have wanted to hear since having been evacuated from the township.
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Edgecumbe remains under a state of emergency
The Bay of Plenty township of Edgecumbe remains under a state of emergency as the Rangitaiki River continues to break through the town's stop banks flooding scores of private properties and forcing thousands of people to take shelter in neighbouring towns.
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Cyclone Debbie causes distress across Aotearoa
Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across the North Island forcing about 200 houses in two low-lying areas of Whanganui to evacuate before the river is predicted to hit record levels.
