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June 27, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Lewis Ratapu | General Manager for Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust
A state of emergency has been declared in Wairoa. Rain is predicted to continue for the rest of the week
March 17, 2026
September 25, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Dr Matt Roskruge | Professor of Economics at Massey
Three Waters impact now with Queenstown on bottled water. What impact will this and the state of emergency have on NZ’s biggest tourist drawcard?
June 26, 2023 | News
Gisborne roads turn to porridge as rains return
Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga says the weekend's heavy rain has undone a lot of the work to fix infrastructure in the wake of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle.
June 23, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Ben Green | Civil Defence and Emergency Group Manager with Gisborne District Council
A state of emergency has been declared in the Tairāwhiti.
May 10, 2023 | News
Media Release: Wet weather wrap – what to expect today
Auckland remains in a State of Local Emergency today and Rapid Building Assessments are underway following yesterday’s heavy rain and widespread flooding.
May 9, 2023 | News
State of emergency as rain falls on Auckland
A state of local emergency has been declare for Auckland as torrential rains flood parts of the city.
March 7, 2023 | News
Cyclone state of emergency extended
The Government has extended the state of national emergency for Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay for a further seven days.
February 3, 2023 | News
Mayor doubles down on Auckland state of emergency
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has extended the state of emergency for the super city for another seven days.
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