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Debris strewn across streets in Paraparaumu after tornado
11 Apr 2023Residents have told RNZ the tornado on Kapiti Coast lasted about one minute.
Reporter on the scene Kirsty Frame said the damage is severe with roofs missing and debris everywhere.
She said one house… Read more Audio
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Weather calm before Kapiti tornado hit - witness
11 Apr 2023Fire and Emergency New Zealand has described the damage done by a tornado in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, before dawn this morning.
Assistant Commander of the Wellington fire Brigade, Stephen… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 April 2023
11 Apr 2023Samisoni Taukei'aho has become the first All Black to re-sign until the conclusion of the next Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Paraparaumu tornado FENZ update
11 Apr 2023A tornado has hit the Nikau valley near Paraparaumu north of Wellington. Stephen Hudson who assistant commander of the Wellington fire brigade spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
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Treasury report underestimates climate change cost, expert says
An expert in economics and climate change says a new Treasury report on climate change underestimates its true cost.
The report says New Zealand's economy is resilient, and well placed to weather… Read more Audio
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Who is to blame for Auckland bus struggles?
11 Apr 2023Who, or what is to blame for the daily struggle Auckland bus users have been facing?
As part of a deep dive into bus services Farah Hancock has looked at government policy, Auckland Council and… Read more Audio
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University launches emergency scholarship for struggling students
Students are struggling so much with rising costs that one university has launched an emergency scholarship.
Another has warned that the pressure is causing serious mental health problems such as… Read more Audio
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Workers exposed to possibly dangerous amounts of formaldehyde
11 Apr 2023Some mortuary workers at the country's largest funeral home company have been exposed to potentially dangerous amounts of formaldehyde.
InvoCare, which runs 40 funeral homes, crematoriums and… Read more Audio
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Silencing Paritūtū research discovers official feared children could die if exposed to chemicals on beach
Never before seen documents show a senior government official feared children could die if they came into contact with toxic chemicals that were pouring directly onto a popular New Plymouth beach.
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Reports of single death on roads over Easter weekend
The official Easter road toll looked like it was going to be zero until just after 6am on Wednesday when police called to say that was not the case.
No more detail is available.
AA Road Safety… Read more Audio
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Upper Moutere homeowner in shock over tornado damage
11 Apr 2023Insurance assessors are due in Nelson's Upper Moutere valley today following yesterday's tornado there , which tore up roads, lifted roofs, blew out windows, brought down trees and flung debris far… Read more Audio
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Several properties damaged by Kapiti Coast tornado
11 Apr 2023Several properties have been damaged by a tornado on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington.
Fire and Emergency shift manager, Belinda Beets, says they received their first call just before 5.30am on… Read more Audio
