A new civil defence building has been opened in Waikato for cases of emergency and has the capability of ensuring clear communication is spread throughout all regions during emergencies.
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Families prepare for more power outages
Thousands of Auckland homes are still without heating and light as we move into what's forecasted to be another night of strong winds and rain which could potentially mean more power outages across the region.
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Power now restored to 65,000 Auckland homes
Hurricane-force winds blew across the country causing mayhem nationwide. However, Auckland was hit the hardest by last night's storm causing power outages for more than 100,000 homes and transport disruptions.
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Te Tini o Porou opens emergency housing units
New emergency housing units have been opened this morning at Te Tini o Porou in Kaiti, Gisborne.
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NewsMāngere homestead ablaze on $4mil site
Fifteen fire trucks attended a major blaze at an old, abandoned homestead in Māngere last night.
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Upcoming nationwide test for Emergency Mobile Alert
Cellphone users are to be wary this Sunday during a nationwide test of the new Emergency Mobile Alert.
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Hurricane Irma makes landfall
The most powerful hurricane to ever be recorded over the Atlantic has made landfall and caused extensive damage throughout the Carribean.
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NewsTamariki making 'life-saving' 111 calls
Brave tamariki made more than 400 emergency 111 calls to St John in the 12 months ending March 2017 and 321 of them related to life-threatening and urgent situations such as cardiac arrest.
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Native Affairs – Helping The Helpers
A warning the impending Fire Service merger may increase trauma amongst first responders.
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St John ambulance service receive extra $59.2m in funding
St John ambulance officers will no longer be riding solo thanks to an extra $59.2mil that'll see its officers working in pairs. It'll also mean more than 400 extra ambulances on New Zealand roads.
