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Business Profile: Lert Info looks to improve NZ’s disaster warnings
In a potentially life-threatening situation, 10 minutes can cost or save a life. This was the motivation behind the company…
Weather Video: Stormy start to the week
A stormy spring system is bringing some snow to the South Island, gales to Auckland and heavy showers with hail…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
What a week it’s been – and it’s far from over yet, as kiwis flock (or have flocked, depending on…
Mexico: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm – thousands of stunned residents in its wake
The once-powerful Hurricane Odile weakened to a tropical storm as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula early…
All noisy on the western front
As a storm system brews in the Tasman sea, eastern parts of the country have been enjoying some relative calm…
Civil Defence urges kiwis – ‘stay ready for disaster’
What would you do in a disaster? That is the question being raised by Civil Defence as part of the…
Australia: Tsunami preparedness tested
It was 10:23am at the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre in Melbourne, and Lindsay Gilbert was speaking to colleagues in…
MEXICO: Hurricane slams into tourist town
Hurricane Odile has crash-ed into northwestern Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts, taking down trees with powerful winds as thousands of tourists…
2014’s bad weather costs at $135m – and counting
Severe weather has caused more than $135 million worth of damage so far this year, the Insurance Council of New…
2014’s bad weather costs at $135m – and counting
Severe weather has caused more than $135 million worth of damage so far this year, the Insurance Council of New…
