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Aro Valley truck crash snaps power pole
The curve of the road was blamed for the top of the truck hitting the lines. (Photo Ben Strang) By Daniel Simmons-Ritchie, Blair Stewart and Ben Strang. AN ARO St intersection described as “dangerous”...
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Tsunami ‘hits’ Germany before New Zealand
International journalism student SABRINA DANKEL got a mysterious text message early today. She explains: SAMOA AWASH: A main road in the downtown area of Fagatogo, is seen flooded by water from a...
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How we’ll hear if quake hits Wellington
By Sam Guzzo and Alice Petrie VEHICLES fitted with sirens and messages are on standby if an emergency strikes in Wellington. A fleet of city council vehicles equipped with loud speakers is available...
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Migrants may be missing quake advice
GETTING PREPARED: Eng Sam given a checklist. IF you’re in Wellington when the big quake hits, and English is your second language, you could be in trouble. Non-English speakers may not know the role of...
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Wellingtonians not prepared for capital quake
FEWER than half of Wellingtonians feel they are prepared if an earthquake strikes the capital. Residents have not been motivated by the Christchurch quake to prepare emergency kits and evacuation...
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New principal responds to national disaster
DESPITE spending just two months on the job, Hataitai Primary School’s new principal is already testing emergency procedures. The Christchurch earthquake, which became New Zealand’s first national...
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Business as usual for twister-damaged mall
TORNADO CAPTURED: The Albany tornado was caught on cellphone camera by a bystander. AN Auckland mall worker thought Tuesday’s fatal tornado was just “crazy, crazy wind”. Employee William Northcott says...
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Wellington Central Library braced for impact
It may have been the biggest earthquake to hit the region in a century, but not a single book fell off the shelves of Wellington Central Library. Staff member Joanne Horner says that when library...
View ArticleFewer hospital visits after BZP law change
WELLINGTON HOSPITAL is seeing a decrease in emergency patients who have used legal drugs to get high, since legislation was passed to remove BZP from those products. Lisette Ennis-Wilson has the...
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Newlands take disaster seriously – even if it is an exercise
NEWLANDS was a disaster zone on Saturday as locals practised being prepared for an emergency. The exercise was run by Newlands Civil Resilience at the local marae. “It has become a big priority for...
View ArticleCivil Defence reassures those without smartphones
People without compatible smart phones won’t be disadvantaged by not being able to receive emergency alert notifications. Over 2 million New Zealanders received a text alert when the Emergency Alert...
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