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RNZ News
6 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Tsunami wave surge warnings remain in place
Authorities are reviewing the tsunami threat created by the huge earthquake off Russia two days ago, and are expected to update their advisory on Friday morning.. As of 7am, the east coast of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands remain under a national advisory. Strong and unpredicatable wave surges are expected to have continued overnight in those areas overnight. Parts of the West Coast of the South Island and Cook Strait only just meet the threshold for a tsunami threat. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
15 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Tsunami wave surge warnings remain in place, likely to stay in place overnight
Emergency authorities say a tsunami threat to New Zealand from the giant quake off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula is likely to remain in force overnight for the east coast of both the North and South Islands and the Chatham Islands. NEMA, in its latest update, said that the remainder of the west coast of the South Island and Cook Strait that remain under a beach and marine tsunami threat are assessed as only just reaching the threshold. A further update will be provided at around 8am on Friday. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
17 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Live: Tsunami wave surge warnings remain in place, likely to stay in place overnight
Emergency authorities say a tsunami threat to New Zealand from the giant quake off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula is likely to remain in force overnight for the east coast of both the North and South Islands and the Chatham Islands. NEMA in its latest update says tsunami activity has already reached parts of New Zealand. It said this was due to rebounding tsunami activity from South America. It says the threat must be regarded as real until the tsunami alert is cancelled. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Live: Tsunami wave surge warnings remain in place, likely to stay in place overnight, for redcued areas
Emergency authorities say a tsunami threat to New Zealand from the giant quake off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula is likely to remain in force overnight for the east coast of both the North and South Islands and the Chatham Islands. NEMA in its latest update says tsunami activity has already reached parts of New Zealand. It said this was due to rebounding tsunami activity from South America. It says the threat must be regarded as real until the tsunami alert is cancelled. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Business
- RNZ News
Another regional airline considering viability of services
Another regional airline - Air Chathams - says it is considering cutting back its services, because of mounting cost pressures. The latest being Airways New Zealand, the state-owned air traffic controller, yesterday announced a price increase of 17.7 per cent across three years for commercial airlines. Air Chathams' boss Duane Emeny says the user-pays model is crushing smaller players who stepped up when Air NZ withdrew from some regional routes. Airlines are paying airport landing fees, have just had a big hike in Civil Aviation Authority charges, and now the increase by Airways. Air Chathams chief executive, Duane Emeny says the regional services are crucial for rural and regional connectivity to bigger centres and the rest of the world. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
