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Summary of response to Gisborne earthquake to date

Friday, 21 December 2007, 11:01 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Media Release 21 December 2007 10.10am Summary of response to Gisborne earthquake to date More >>

Engineers to inspect Gisborne City CBD

Friday, 21 December 2007, 8:29 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Gisborne CBD has been cordoned off by police to allow structural engineers to begin an examination of affected buildings following last night’s earthquake. More >>

State of local emergency declared following quake

Friday, 21 December 2007, 8:28 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

A state of local emergency was declared by the Gisborne District Council for the Gisborne City Ward at 0100 hours, 21 December 2007. More >>

Damage being assessed from Gisborne earthquake

Friday, 21 December 2007, 8:27 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Damage assessments continue and will do so throughout the night in response to the magnitude 6.8 (MM8) earthquake which occurred at 20:55 hours on the 20/12/2007. More >>

No tsunami risk to NZ from Gisborne earthquake

Friday, 21 December 2007, 8:25 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Earthquake details: 8.55pm, magnitude 6.8, depth 40km, approximately 40km south east of Gisborne. More >>

Ministry and Salvation Army strengthen welfare

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 1:22 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

New Zealand’s ability to respond to civil defence emergency management (CDEM) events was strengthened today after the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and The Salvation Army signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) about welfare services. More >>

$100 voucher offer in mail this weekend

Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:54 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is advising residents of North, Mid and Central Canterbury to look in their mailbox for important civil defence information. More >>

Fiordland earthquake no tsunami risk to NZ

Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 9:16 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

There is no tsunami risk to New Zealand from a shallow earthquake strongly felt in the lower South Island early this morning. More >>

Online Initiatives For Public and CDEM Sector

Monday, 8 October 2007, 9:42 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

As international Disaster Awareness Week gets underway, three on-line initiatives to help provide better information to the civil defence emergency management (CDEM) sector and the public have been announced. More >>

Tsunami, storms, floods, tornadoes: are you ready?

Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:50 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

It's Disaster Awareness Week next week and New Zealand has again shown us how unpredictable our country can be and why we need to get ready and be prepared. More >>

Auckland Islands earthquake no tsunami risk to NZ

Sunday, 30 September 2007, 9:06 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Analysis of data from the moderate earthquake that occurred near the Auckland Islands, about 475 km South of New Zealand, shows there is no tsunami risk to New Zealand. More >>

Auckland Islands earthquake tsunami watch

Sunday, 30 September 2007, 8:52 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

A moderate earthquake of between magnitude 7.3 and 7.4 on the Richter scale ocurred a short time ago near the Auckland Islands. More >>

Eruption on Mt Ruapehu

Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 9:49 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

What appears to have been a small volcanic eruption has occurred on Mt Ruapehu this evening at 8.20pm and lasting for about 10 minutes. More >>

Eruption on Mt Ruapehu

Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 8:48 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

What appears to have been a small volcanic eruption has occurred on Mt Ruapehu this evening at 8.20pm and lasting for about 10 minutes. More >>

No tsunami risk to NZ from Solomons earthquake

Friday, 17 August 2007, 11:57 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

There is no tsunami risk to New Zealand from a moderate earthquake that occurred this evening near the Solomon Islands. More >>

Power Cuts Still Affecting Hundreds

Saturday, 14 July 2007, 12:34 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

Days after storm conditions affected the Auckland region; around 500 homes are still experiencing total power outages. More >>

Northern Nth Island: Moving To Recovery

Friday, 13 July 2007, 5:41 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

As the weather clears in the northern North Island, the local state of emergency has been lifted in Northland and civil defence is moving from responding to the emergency towards recovering from it. More >>

Civil Defence - check your neighbours

Thursday, 12 July 2007, 5:29 pm | Civil Defence Emergency Management

While the situation in Northland Auckland and Thames/Coromandel is improving, there are still large areas without power and some areas without telephone services. More >>

Hotline for Northland, Ak, Thames Coromandel

Thursday, 12 July 2007, 11:46 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

This message is a request from the Director of the Ministry of Civil Defence, John Hamilton, to all media operating in the northern North Island. Where possible, would you please include the welfare assistance number in stories about the flooding and ... More >>

Check your neighbours – look out for each other

Thursday, 12 July 2007, 11:11 am | Civil Defence Emergency Management

As severe weather clears in the northern North Island, the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management is urging people to check their neighbours and look out for each other. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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