Wild Land

A swarm of earthquakes struck near White Island in the Bay of Plenty overnight.

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Two volumes of the century-old Cyclopedia of New Zealand have been published on the Internet.

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A shallow earthquake was widely felt in Hawke’s Bay just before 7 o’clock this morning.

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The crater lake at White Island is refilling, with the water temperature remaining hot while steam, gas and mud emissions from the largest nearby vent increase.

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Earthquake activity which began near Tonga on Sunday has continued with a burst of activity in the Kermadec and Tongan islands overnight.

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Dramatically improved inflows ended the possibility of a springtime energy crisis during September 2008. Generous rainfall improved hydro storage in both islands.

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A major undersea earthquake struck near Tonga early this evening, New Zealand time.

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Residents of the Bay of Plenty felt the smaller of two earthquakes that struck the North Island this afternoon.

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A moderately strong earthquake struck near Rotorua early this afternoon.

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Another earthquake struck off-shore near Wanganui this afternoon, the strongest of three recorded in the area since the beginning of the month.

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Another brief burst of earthquake activity was recorded near Lake Tarawera last night. The mid-evening swarm included a very shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake that was felt at Rotorua and at several Rotorua lakes.

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Earthquake activity continued at a low level, but magnitudes increased. White Island, Mt Ngauruhoe, and Mt Ruapehu remained at Alert Level 1.

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New Zealand’s hydro-electric storage lakes declined sharply during August 2008.

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Earthquake activity continued at a low level. White Island, Mt Ngauruhoe, and Mt Ruapehu remained at Alert Level 1.

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A strong, shallow 6th magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands this evening New Zealand time.

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