New Zealand Says Cyclone Damage Could Exceed $8bln, Announces Emergency Funding

New Zealand warned on Monday the final cost of the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, which has left at least 11 people dead, could rise above $8 billion as authorities announced emergency funding to help in the recovery efforts.

Cyclone Gabrielle moves away from New Zealand leaving deadly trail

 Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New Zealand on Wednesday as the country started to assess the damage caused by significant flooding, landslides and high winds that left three people dead and displaced thousands from their homes.

State of emergency in Auckland, New Zealand floods cause chaos, residents warned to stay in homes

 

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Dozens of whales die in New Zealand stranding | Al Jazeera

More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach, wildlife rangers have said.

New Zealand: Pilot whales refloated at stranding spot - BBC News

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves.

New Zealand issues tsunami activity warning after 7.7 magnitude earthquake in South Pacific — RT World News

 A tsunami activity advisory has been issued in New Zealand after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the Loyalty Islands, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday.

Nouvelle-Zélande: passage du cyclone Gita, état d'urgence déclanché

L'armée néo-zélandaise a été déployée dans des zones qui devraient être touchées par un important cyclone venant du Pacifique. La ville de Christchurch a décrété l'état d'urgence alors que le cyclone Gita se prépare à frapper le pays ce mardi soir 20 février.  

Video: State of emergency declared due to flooding in New Zealand

The largest city on New Zealand's south island has declared a state of emergency amid a severe storm which has already seen hundreds of homes evacuated across the Pacific island nation, highways cut and soldiers called in to help provide emergency services.

Evacuations ordered as Cyclone Cook takes aim at New Zealand

An approaching cyclone prompted New Zealand to declare regional states of emergency, evacuate coastal areas and close airports and schools on Thursday.

Researchers say New Zealand part of lost continent

New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent, mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific, which should be recognised with the name Zealandia, scientists have claimed.

Wildfire destroys homes in New Zealand

A wildfire has destroyed at least 11 homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.

Bleak future for New Zealand's glaciers after "unusual" advance: scientists

New Zealand's glaciers grew in size over a period of 25 years when glaciers elsewhere in the world were shrinking, scientists said Wednesday.

Nautical maps redrawn after 7.8 quake in New Zealand

A 7.8-magnitude quake that shook the northeast of New Zealand's South Island last year has made navigation for ships unsafe, Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee said Tuesday.

Tsunami alert after 7.9-magnitude Papua New Guinea quake (local time: 20:51 Depth 100 km)

Tsunami warnings were issued for several nations on Saturday after a major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and the US Geological Survey said.

Eight feared dead as boat sinks in New Zealand

Up to eight people are feared dead after a chartered fishing boat sank in New Zealand, police said.

Two deaths, tourist town cut off after severe New Zealand quake

Emergency services were trying to reopen communications and transport to the tourist town of Kaikoura after a deadly earthquake rocked much of New Zealand early Monday.

New Zealand earthquake: Tsunami follows powerful tremor

A tsunami has hit after an earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island.

New Zealand hails unanimous agreement on Antarctic marine reserve

The New Zealand government Friday hailed a breakthrough agreement to create the world's biggest marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea region of the Antarctic.

New Zealand plankton blooms proof of global warming's oceanic effects

  During coccolithophore blooms, the algae's calcium-derived exoskeletons turn the ocean water a milky white. The microorganism's proliferation can often be seen from space.

Pacific nations warned to be vigilant for coming cyclone season

Islands in the Southwest Pacific are expected to suffer eight to 10 tropical cyclones -- five or six of them severe -- in the coming tropical cyclone season, New Zealand government meteorologists said Friday.