The 185 people who lost their lives in the February 2011 earthquake were honored today during a seventh anniversary memorial service attended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Kaiaua locals worried about further damage to foreshore
Kaiaua locals are calling on the Hauraki District Council to secure their coastline following last week's storm.
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Police release name of Rotorua woman who died from falling tree
Tributes are flowing for the woman who died after a tree fell on her car during severe weather in Rotorua last Wednesday. Police identified her today as 56-year-old Trisha Butterworth of Rotorua.
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Edgecumbe families start to return home
Some families have started to return to their homes in Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty, following the devastating flood that hit their small township in April.
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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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NewsBOP tests natural disaster alerts including text, social media tools
Text alerts, Facebook and the Red Cross hazard app were some of the alerting tools put to the test by Civil Defence this morning as part of a Bay of Plenty wide check. Vehicle mounted sirens were also tested in specific areas and fixed sirens in the eastern Bay.
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Tauranga bikies to host charity ride for Edgecumbe
A group of Bay of Plenty bikies will take to the road this weekend to rally funds for the SOS Edgecumbe charity ride. Tauranga Weekend Riders expect more than 200 others to cruise by their side and they’re extending the invite so more riders can take part in the cause.
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No iwi representation on Edgecumbe's flood review panel
The three-piece independent panel responsible for the review into last month’s flood of Edgecumbe will be void of iwi representation. Panel Chair Sir Michael Cullen says this is due to a conflict of interest.
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Edgecumbe Primary prepared for students' return
Edgecumbe Primary has around 200 students on its roll and an estimated 90% of those students live in the flood zone.
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Upgraded State of Emergency declared in Bay of Plenty
People can sign up for Bay of Plenty Civil Defence text alerts by texting the two letters for your area where you live to 2028.
