A strong earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands this evening.
Strong Quake, Southern Kermadecs
September 7th, 2015Major Quake, Santa Cruz Islands
July 18th, 2015A magnitude 7 undersea earthquake struck near the Santa Cruz Islands this afternoon.
Snow on Them Thar Hills
July 9th, 2015Snow coating the hills around Tawa and Porirua doesn’t happen very often, perhaps once or twice in a decade. So, when it occurs, it is a talking point.
Southern Kermadec Quakes
June 26th, 2015A burst of earthquake activity struck the southern Kermadec Islands today.
Dunedin Earthquake
June 2nd, 2015A shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Otago just after 11 o’clock last night.
Strong Quakes, Solomon Islands
May 23rd, 2015A series of strong undersea earthquakes have struck the Solomon Islands since ten o’clock Thursday morning.
Thursday’s Flood Event
May 16th, 2015Thursday’s rainfall in some places in the Wellington region was the heaviest seen for more than 50 years, according to the regional council. The Porirua Stream carried the heaviest flows since 1980.
Flooding at Tawa
May 15th, 2015Intense rain across the Wellington region caused serious flooding in a number of areas today. The Tawa weather station recorded its wettest day in ten years.
Major Quake, Solomon Sea
May 7th, 2015A major earthquake struck the Solomon Sea near Bougainville, Papua New Guinea this evening.
Major Quake, PNG
May 6th, 2015A major earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday.
ANZAC Day 2015
April 25th, 2015
National War Memorial Park, Wellington
Strong Quakes, Tonga
March 31st, 2015Two strong earthquakes struck the Tonga region of the South Pacific this evening, New Zealand time.
Major Quake, Papua New Guinea
March 30th, 2015A major undersea earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early this afternoon, New Zealand time.
King Richard III – 1452 to 1485
March 28th, 2015The remains of King Richard III were buried at Leicester Cathedral earlier this week, closing a late chapter in the Wars of the Roses.
Wet Start to Summer
December 12th, 2014Yesterday, Tawa experienced its wettest day so far this year.