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Live updates: More heavy rain for cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Coromandel: Text alerts have gone out to residents in North and West Auckland to avoid ...
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Live updates: More heavy rain for cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay, Gisborne ...
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New Kāinga Ora development in Gisborne will house 31 whānau: The families include 24 tamariki who will now be in a "secure and stable home".
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New Kāinga Ora development in Gisborne will house 31 whānau
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'We will not be silenced': Gisborne council backs Māori wards: Gisborne District Council has shown its support for retaining Māori wards as the government looks ...
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'We will not be silenced': Gisborne council backs Māori wards
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Sad truth about New Zealand you didn’t know: In 2024, we are all both blessed and cursed with more choice than ever before.
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Sad truth about New Zealand you didn’t know
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Gisborne police declare war on 'anti-social' drivers: Gisborne police have launched a crack down on 'anti-social' drivers, who they say are damaging roads and ...
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Gisborne police declare war on 'anti-social' drivers
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Gisborne brawl deaths: Knife recovered, police investigation continues: A knife has been recovered from the scene of the Gisborne party which ended in a brawl ...
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Gisborne brawl deaths: Knife recovered, police investigation continues
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Police looking through footage of Gisborne party brawl: Police are looking through footage filmed at a 21st birthday party in Gisborne that left two dead and ...
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Police looking through footage of Gisborne party brawl
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Tragic stingray misunderstanding 18 years after Steve Irwin's death remains: Christine Savage, who runs a stringray tour business, said the tragic events of ...
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Tragic stingray misunderstanding 18 years after Steve Irwin's death ...
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Auckland's Karangahape Road rainbow crossing covered in white paint: It comes after a rainbow crossing in Gisborne was painted over earlier this week by Destiny ...
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Auckland's Karangahape Road rainbow crossing covered in white paint
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Gisborne brawl deaths: One arrested after two killed, three critically injured : Police have spoken to media this afternoon about the investigation into a mass ...
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Gisborne brawl deaths: One arrested after two killed, three critically ...
Quick Glance: Two Dead in Gisborne Mass Brawl
  • Online tributes for Chrysler Stevens Mark and Kane Taare-Gray.

  • Police identify over 40 witnesses of the party.

  • Residents fearful after the deaths.

  • Concerns about growing violence in Elgin.
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Gisborne mayor condems rainbow crossing 'vandalism': Destiny Church members who painted over a crossing on Gisborne's main street will be held accountable for ...
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Gisborne mayor condems rainbow crossing 'vandalism'
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Gisborne brawl deaths: Assault charge upgraded to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
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Gisborne brawl deaths: Assault charge upgraded to wounding with intent to ...
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Gisborne councillor firm on importance of Māori wards: A Māori ward representative says they have to prove worth, value, and competence every time they come to ...
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Gisborne councillor firm on importance of Māori wards
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'It's pretty scary': Neighbours shocked by Gisborne mass brawl: Two people were killed during the fight involving 100 people, and three are still in hospital.
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'It's pretty scary': Neighbours shocked by Gisborne mass brawl
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Olympic paddler asks for help to make a difference in Paris: Olympic kayaker Alicia Hoskin is turning tothe community to help her compete with the best in the ...
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Olympic paddler asks for help to make a difference in Paris
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What's behind New Zealand's low fertility rates?: Stats NZ joins Nights to find out what statistics can tell us about life in New Zealand. Tonight: birth rates ...
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 What's behind New Zealand's low fertility rates?
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Electric harvesting equipment trialled at Gisborne horticulture business: A battery-powered harvester and a pair of moving platforms are the latest step in ...
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Electric harvesting equipment trialled at Gisborne horticulture business
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne helpers recognised at awards ceremony: The good deeds of Gisborne residents during and after Cyclone Gabrielle are being recognised ...
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne helpers recognised at awards ceremony
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Shipping giant Maersk says Red Sea vessel diversions could extend into second half of 2024
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Shipping giant Maersk says Red Sea vessel diversions could extend into ...
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Group paints over rainbow crossing: Protesters have painted over a rainbow crossing on Gisborne's main street. A group of people identifying themselves as ...
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Group paints over rainbow crossing
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One dead as French island of Reunion hit by cyclone Belal: Hundreds of thousands of people on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion were confined to their ...
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One dead as French island of Reunion hit by cyclone Belal
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Senior Mongrel Mob member Huia Edwards jailed for manufacturing, supplying meth: A senior Mongrel Mob member who was leading a meth manufacturing and supply ring ...
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Senior Mongrel Mob member Huia Edwards jailed for manufacturing ...
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Cars submerged as Cyclone Belal sparks flash flooding in Mauritius: The tropical cyclone had already hit the island of Réunion, killing at least one person and ...
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Cars submerged as Cyclone Belal sparks flash flooding in Mauritius
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Yarrow Stadium owners do about turn on re-using old seats in upgrade: The owner of Yarrow Stadium has done an about turn on plans to re-use hundreds of seats as ...
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Yarrow Stadium owners do about turn on re-using old seats in upgrade
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Cyclone Belal: Mauritius Stock Exchange, Banks, Schools to Remain Shut: The stock exchange, banks and schools remain closed in Mauritius as cyclone Belal ...
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Cyclone Belal: Mauritius Stock Exchange, Banks, Schools to Remain Shut
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Reunion Island residents on highest alert as Cyclone Belal storms in: Residents on France's Reunion Island were confined to their homes early Monday ...
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Reunion Island residents on highest alert as Cyclone Belal storms in
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Cyclone May Form Off Australia’s Coast Weeks After Jasper Deluge: A severe tropical cyclone could form off Australia’s Queensland coast next week ...
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Cyclone May Form Off Australia’s Coast Weeks After Jasper Deluge
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My Hometown: Gisborne: Coping with extreme, often traumatic, weather events is nothing new for the people of Tairāwhiti, says RNZ's chief executive and former ...
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My Hometown: Gisborne
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Tropical cyclone threat to Australia's north coast: The northern tropics are awakening, and models suggest a tropical cyclone could develop within days.
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Tropical cyclone threat to Australia's north coast
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Two cyclones could hit Australia within a week: Australia could be impacted by two cyclones within the next week, with one bearing down on the Cocos (Keeling) ...
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Two cyclones could hit Australia within a week
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Rhythm and Vines: 45 drink-drivers caught morning after, Tairāwhiti police say: Police have caught 45 drink-drivers leaving the Gisborne muscial festival Rhythm ...
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Rhythm and Vines: 45 drink-drivers caught morning after, Tairāwhiti police ...
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Bank puts hold on insurance payout: The insurance money is in the bank; the only problem for Hayden Downer and Maria Hollingshead is that their bank will not let ...
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Bank puts hold on insurance payout
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Young Gisborne mum advertised drugs in Facebook Messenger groups: A young mother who openly advertised cannabis for sale to more than 500 people in Facebook ...
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Young Gisborne mum advertised drugs in Facebook Messenger groups
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‘Best summer ever’ - Visitors return to holiday camps hit by Cyclone Gabrielle: By RNZ Regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle last summer are getting a boost with ...
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‘Best summer ever’ - Visitors return to holiday camps hit by Cyclone ...
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Damaging winds, hail, intense rain set to hit Gisborne: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the east coast, with a warning heavy rain could bring ...
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Damaging winds, hail, intense rain set to hit Gisborne
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Mid Northern Rodeo summer rodeo to attract both competitors and protesters: While there will be plenty of action inside the ring at Saturday’s Mid Northern Rodeo ...
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Mid Northern Rodeo summer rodeo to attract both competitors and protesters
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Airbnb names Lower Hutt its top trending New Zealand destination: The Wellington city took the crown, but a handful of small New Zealand towns also made the top ...
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Airbnb names Lower Hutt its top trending New Zealand destination
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How a low-level category cyclone caused Cairns' largest flood in more than a century
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How a low-level category cyclone caused Cairns' largest flood in more than ...
Quick Glance: Devastating Queensland Floods: Airport Submerged and Crocodiles Spotted
  • Images depict submerged planes at Cairns airport, a crocodile sighted in a town, and people evacuating in boats.

  • Queensland Premier expresses concern over the severity of the natural disaster.

  • Whole town set for evacuation.

  • Record rain leads to Daintree River surpassing previous water level by 2m.
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Queensland storm, cyclone recovery to take years, Premier Steven Miles says: The Queensland government says it will take years to get homes repaired ...
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Queensland storm, cyclone recovery to take years, Premier Steven Miles ...
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Great corn crop despite 'war against the weather': The country's largest corn grower said despite recent wet weather the crop is looking great as cobs start ...
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Great corn crop despite 'war against the weather'
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2023 ‘significant year’ dominated by extreme weather - MetService: By RNZ MetService says the year 2023 will be remembered as one dominated by extreme weather ...
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2023 ‘significant year’ dominated by extreme weather - MetService
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‘Do not come’: Christmas travel chaos: Christmas travel plans have been thrown into chaos as a developing flood emergency closed Cairns Airport indefinitely.
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‘Do not come’: Christmas travel chaos
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Rhythm and Vines assists police with investigations into alleged sexual assault: Organisers of the Rhythm and Vines music festival in Gisborne say they are ...
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Rhythm and Vines assists police with investigations into alleged sexual ...
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10 die as heavy rains hit India: The heavy rains come just two weeks after at least eight people were killed by Cyclone Michaung, which hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra ...
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10 die as heavy rains hit India
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Cyclone-damaged roads and highways breaking up just weeks after being repaired: Locals are questioning the quality of bitumen used to repair the roads ...
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Cyclone-damaged roads and highways breaking up just weeks after being ...
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Fine day for a festival, but some more heavy rain expected on West Coast: Festival-goers in Gisborne and Wanaka can look forward to a fine day weather-wise ...
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Fine day for a festival, but some more heavy rain expected on West Coast
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Hundreds evacuated as floods ravage northeastern Australia: More than 14,000 properties are without power due to heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
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Hundreds evacuated as floods ravage northeastern Australia
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Cyclone Jasper set to bring heavy rain, strong winds for Australia's northeast
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Cyclone Jasper set to bring heavy rain, strong winds for Australia's ...
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Thunderstorms and rain set to hit North Island: Popular holiday spots may be in for a Boxing Day downpour and potential floods .
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Thunderstorms and rain set to hit North Island
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Massive floods in Australia strand hundreds, prompt crocodile warnings: The flooding from the exceptional rainfall in Queensland forced hundreds of evacuations.
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Massive floods in Australia strand hundreds, prompt crocodile warnings
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Australia Battles Severe Floods as Girl Is Seriously Injured by Lightning Strike: Severe storms and flash flooding are pounding Queensland, Australia ...
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Australia Battles Severe Floods as Girl Is Seriously Injured by Lightning ...
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‘No shelter, no water and no food’: Two men are trapped in a life-threatening situation as ex-tropical cyclone Jasper continues to wreak havoc in far north ...
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‘No shelter, no water and no food’
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Thunderstorms, wet and warm weather to finish off the year: A second severe thunderstorm warning for Gisborne has been lifted by the MetService.
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Thunderstorms, wet and warm weather to finish off the year
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Mauritius mopping up after storm Belal wreaks havoc: PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: Mauritius was on Tuesday assessing the damage wrought by tropical storm Belal as it ...
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Mauritius mopping up after storm Belal wreaks havoc
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Cyclone Jasper just hours from landfall: There are fears half a metre of rain could see crocodiles wash up on the streets of Cairns in the next 24 hours as ...
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Cyclone Jasper just hours from landfall
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Cyclone Jasper: Queenslanders brace for approaching cyclone with gale-force winds predicted today
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Cyclone Jasper: Queenslanders brace for approaching cyclone with ...
Quick Glance: Cyclone Jasper: Strong Winds Expected in Queensland
  • Tropical Cyclone Jasper off the east coast of Queensland as reported by the Bureau of Meteorology.

  • Preparations underway as Jasper heads towards the Queensland coast with potentially catastrophic consequences.

  • Gale-force winds expected to hit several communities today, including Cairns, Innisfail, Palm Island, and Wujal Wujal.

  • The system weakened over the weekend to a category 1 cyclone, but could re-intensify before making landfall near Port Douglas as a category 2.
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Cyclone Jasper makes landfall in Australia: PALM COVE: Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit northeast Australia on Wednesday (Dec 13), leaving thousands of people in ...
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Cyclone Jasper makes landfall in Australia
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Tropical Cyclone Jasper Updates: Storm to Make Landfall Late Wednesday: Australia’s far north coast is bracing for destructive winds, heavy rain and flash ...
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Tropical Cyclone Jasper Updates: Storm to Make Landfall Late Wednesday