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Earthquake weather? No such thing, say experts
A SUCCESSION of earthquakes felt in New Zealand this week and calm, humid weather, has reignited arguments over links between the two. Seven earthquakes over 3.0 on the Richter Scale have been recorded...
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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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Huge hunger for quality earthquake data
The Christchurch earthquake has driven millions of visitors to the internet’s authority on New Zealand natural disasters – geonet.org.nz. Traffic to the site averaged 704.7 page views a second in the...
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‘The concrete just flowed like a wave’
SURREAL: Andrew Clare. ANDREW Clare was in his Ford Telstar driving to town on Blenheim Rd when the earthquake struck. “I had just pulled out to pass someone when it happened. My car was lifted up ½ a...
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Chch quake aid fills four church trucks
A WELLINGTON church wanting to help friends and family affected by the earthquake has been overwhelmed by the response from its members and the public. Four trucks, two containers and one bus full of...
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New Zealanders prepare for September Shake Out
ABOUT 2000 teenage boys at Wellington College will drop, cover and hold in unison at 9.26am on September 26, in the first nationwide earthquake drill. Dubbed the ShakeOut, Civil Defence Emergency...
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Wellington Time Bank gathers people power
SEWING BEE: Time bankers Bryant Hardwick and Olivia Richardson at a Newtown Community centre stitch share. IMAGE: Wellington South Time Bank. SINCE its launch in October last year, the Wellington South...
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Screaming in lift as big shake moves Capital
Lifts caused plenty of chaos and panic around Wellington in the wake of last night’s quake. Automatic lift shut-downs in buildings left workers and residents to use stairs this morning, but during the...
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City council faces tough decisions on quake-safing
QUAKE DILEMMA: Heritage buildings - Wellington town hall and council administration building. TO quake-strengthen or demolish heritage buildings like these – that’s the choice facing organisations like...
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WELLINGTONIANS WANT easy ways to keep safe during earthquakes – that’s the message being received at a series of public safety briefings being held this month. The “Wellington Rocks” seminars being...
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Pannett juggles environment and development
IONA PANNETT: City Councillor who cares about the environment. HIGH PROFILE, energetic, outspoken and above all, principled, Wellington City Councillor and mother of two Iona Pannett balances fronting...
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Building owners can bank on council to stop bits falling on people
Building owners on Cuba Street will be affected by the securing of parapets and facades in the CBD. It isn’t the council’s job to become a bank, a Wellington property developer scolded city councillors...
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