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January 28, 2023
RNZ News Three people are dead and at least one person is missing following the flooding overnight in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. About 1000 people were still stranded today after Auckland Airport was closed last night because of flooding of the arrival and departure foyers. Flights were cancelled for the morning but domestic flights ... <a title="Three dead, at least one missing, and airport closes in Auckland floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/28/three-dead-at-least-one-missing-and-airport-closes-in-auckland-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Three dead, at least one missing, and airport closes in Auckland floods">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2023
RNZ News Mayor Wayne Brown has shut down criticism that he was too slow in declaring a state of emergency after severe flooding in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. In a media stand-up late on Friday evening, Brown said he was following advice from experts and as soon as they said it was time to ... <a title="Auckland mayor declares emergency as wild weather lashes NZ’s north" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/28/auckland-mayor-declares-emergency-as-wild-weather-lashes-nzs-north/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor declares emergency as wild weather lashes NZ’s north">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2023
RNZ News Residents in flood-prone areas of West Auckland are being asked to prepare to evacuate as bad weather causes power cuts and car crashes across Tāmaki Makaurau, with a severe thunderstorm watch in place for the north of Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland Emergency Management said the severe weather across the city was worsening and ... <a title="Wild weather lashes NZ’s Auckland, Northland regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/27/wild-weather-lashes-nzs-auckland-northland-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather lashes NZ’s Auckland, Northland regions">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2022
By Conan Young , Local Democracy Reporting editor This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with our reporters at the forefront of uncovering some of the biggest stories in their regions. Felix Desmarais in Rotorua exposed hitherto secret plans by the council to revoke the reserve status of seven council reserves, paving ... <a title="Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s top 2022 stories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/local-democracy-reporting-secret-plans-health-chaos-climate-change-among-nzs-top-2022-stories/" aria-label="Read more about Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s top 2022 stories">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s weather office predicts that up to seven tropical cyclones may affect several Pacific countries in the coming cyclone season — and up to four of them may be severe. In its 2022/2023 Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Outlook, the Fiji government predicted that the region would experience less than the annual average cyclone activity. ... <a title="Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/fijis-weather-bureau-predicts-up-to-seven-cyclones-this-season/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2022
RNZ News Floods have struck the West Papuan city of Sorong following heavy rains early this week. There are reports of 1.5 metre-high flooding and landslides with two people killed. Roads and thousands of houses in the city were inundated by floodwater. Two people died when their house was engulfed by a landslide. They were ... <a title="Two die in heavy floods in West Papuan city Sorong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/26/two-die-in-heavy-floods-in-west-papuan-city-sorong/" aria-label="Read more about Two die in heavy floods in West Papuan city Sorong">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific Residents of Nelson in Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island are cleaning up and counting the cost of flood damage across the region, while authorities work to fix roads, clear slips and rebuild infrastructure. More than 400 homes had to be evacuated over the past few days after the Maitai River burst its banks ... <a title="A river runs through city – Nelson surveys damage and clean-up ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/20/a-river-runs-through-city-nelson-surveys-damage-and-clean-up-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about A river runs through city – Nelson surveys damage and clean-up ahead">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2022
RNZ News Hundreds of people in Nelson in Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island spent the night out of their homes and a state of emergency was declared after the Maitai River burst its banks. Occupants of 233 homes near the Maitai River were evacuated and cordons put in place at Tasman and Nile Streets. Soldiers ... <a title="Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/hundreds-evacuated-in-nzs-south-island-floods-state-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2022
RNZ Pacific A state of emergency has been declared in American Samoa because of severe weather conditions resulting in damage to roads, infrastructure, property, and coastal villages. American Samoa Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga declared the state of emergency after homes, the school and church on Aunu’u island were swamped by huge waves, the building housing ... <a title="American Samoa declares state of emergency over severe storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/17/american-samoa-declares-state-of-emergency-over-severe-storms/" aria-label="Read more about American Samoa declares state of emergency over severe storms">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
RNZ News Hundreds of anti-mandate protesters remained on the New Zealand Parliament lawn today as health officials reported a big increase in covid-19 cases nationally. But some have been driven away by the heavy rain and the gale force winds from the tailend of Cyclone Dovi lashing the capital Wellington. The Health Ministry reported that ... <a title="NZ protest at Parliament enters sixth day – covid cases almost double to 810" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/nz-protest-at-parliament-enters-sixth-day-covid-cases-almost-double-to-810/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protest at Parliament enters sixth day – covid cases almost double to 810">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby Air travellers were left stranded and fuming country-wide as airlines Air Niugini and PNG Air hit a rough patch in operations due to wet weather and a large number of their key staff falling sick and unable to be at work. Flight cancellations were the order of the day ... <a title="Chaos as PNG airlines cancel flights with majority of staff off sick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/chaos-as-png-airlines-cancel-flights-with-majority-of-staff-off-sick/" aria-label="Read more about Chaos as PNG airlines cancel flights with majority of staff off sick">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2022
A report on the Next Generation Radio project … covering climate change in Fiji in real time. Video: Next Gen SPECIAL REPORT: By Michelle Betz in Ninole, Hawai’i As Cyclone Cody got set to pummel Fiji in early January, students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji were getting set to start ... <a title="Boosting Pacific digital media skills amid a cyclone – all part of the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/14/boosting-pacific-digital-media-skills-amid-a-cyclone-all-part-of-the-job/" aria-label="Read more about Boosting Pacific digital media skills amid a cyclone – all part of the job">Read more</a>
