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December 26, 2024
RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). Locals have been sharing footage of serious damage to infrastructure in Port Vila. According to ... <a title="Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – serious damage in Vila" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/26/powerful-7-3-magnitude-quake-strikes-vanuatu-serious-damage-in-vila/" aria-label="Read more about Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – serious damage in Vila">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles). Locals have been sharing footage of damage to infrastructure in Port Vila. According to one ... <a title="Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – triggers tsunami waves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/powerful-7-3-magnitude-quake-strikes-vanuatu-triggers-tsunami-waves/" aria-label="Read more about Powerful 7.3 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu – triggers tsunami waves">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on the Japanese government to change its plan to release treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean. The protest comes as Pacific leaders remain ... <a title="NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/nz-womens-peace-group-protests-over-imminent-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-release/" aria-label="Read more about NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is warning coastal areas are expected to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the Pacific. A tsunami threat was issued for Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands. The ... <a title="Magnitude 7.7 earthquake near Loyalty Islands triggers tsunami threat for Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/magnitude-7-7-earthquake-near-loyalty-islands-triggers-tsunami-threat-for-vanuatu-fiji-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Magnitude 7.7 earthquake near Loyalty Islands triggers tsunami threat for Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific As Tonga’s recovery from the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami ramps up there is growing concern for the psychological and emotional wellbeing of survivors. According to the government, 84 percent of the population has been impacted, with assessments of the widespread destruction still being conducted. Two Tongans and a British national were killed ... <a title="Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/concern-grows-over-psychological-trauma-amid-tongas-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2022
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A global aid effort is underway for Tonga with vessels en route to the Pacific kingdom from Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and the US as well as New Zealand. NZ Defence Force Maritime Component Commander Commodore Garin Golding told RNZ Pacific nearby Fiji was also assisting in the ... <a title="Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/global-aid-effort-underway-for-tongas-recovery-from-the-hunga-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The second day of a drive to receive emergency supplies in Aotearoa New Zealand to be sent to Tonga has started in Auckland this morning. Hundreds queued for hours at Mount Smart Stadium in Penrose yesterday to deliver emergency goods that will be sent to their families in Tonga. Almost six shipping containers ... <a title="Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/23/second-day-of-nzs-tonga-tsunami-emergency-fundraiser-today/" aria-label="Read more about Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Kaniva News King Tupou VI has offered sympathy and prayers to all those who lost relatives in last weekend’s Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami disaster or are still waiting for news about their families. He said the whole of Tonga was devastated by the tsunami and it wiped out some of the islands, homes, plantations ... <a title="Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/tongas-king-tupou-vi-offers-hope-to-families-who-lost-relatives-in-deadly-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives in deadly tsunami">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
RNZ News Specialist New Zealand Defence Force staff will be checking Tonga’s shipping lanes are passable and the wharf is safe so desperately needed humanitarian supplies can get through. Three deaths have been confirmed after Saturday’s massive volcanic eruption. There are reports of significant injuries, but no details yet. UN officials said 84,000 people – ... <a title="Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/safety-at-tonga-port-being-checked-for-arrival-of-more-humanitarian-supplies/" aria-label="Read more about Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian supplies">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific A World Health Organisation representative in Tonga says the international airport has been cleared of volcanic ash which will allow humanitarian aid flights to arrive. Hundreds of volunteers, workers and Tongan Defence Force personnel have been clearing the debris from the runway by hand. WHO liaison officer in Tonga Dr Yutaro Setoya, who ... <a title="Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tonga-eruption-airport-runway-cleared-of-ash-says-who-official/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
RNZ News New images appear to show the majority of structures on the Tongan island of Atatā have been wiped out after a volcanic eruption and tsunami last weekend. The Tongan government has so far confirmed three deaths from Saturday’s eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, and all houses on the island of Mango were also ... <a title="Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tonga-eruption-images-appear-to-show-most-of-atata-island-wiped-out/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped out">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Tongan communities in New Zealand feel relieved to hear official information from the government of Tonga for the first time since Saturday’s eruption and resulting tsunami. The Office of Tonga’s Prime Minister was able to send initial detail of search and rescue efforts and early reports of damage to ... <a title="Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tongan-community-welcomes-official-word-from-tongan-government/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government">Read more</a>
