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RNZ News
3 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Light earthquake in Wellington region
Hundreds of people reported feeling the light quake. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region. Geonet says the light earthquake occurred at 6.14pm and was at a depth of 21km and centred 15km west of Martinborough. By 6.20pm more than 1500 people had reported feeling it. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Climate
- NZ Herald
Whakaari activity disrupts Tauranga flights, now back to normal
'On Sunday morning, with a light wind, the plume reached high elevations, making the volcanic activity appear stronger. None of these plumes had the potential for ash to fall on the Bay of Plenty coastline,' Lamb said. GNS, through the Geonet programme, provided up-to-date information about ash potentially falling on the ground. MetService, via the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, was responsible for providing advisories about the presence of ash in the air for aircraft. 'This activity resulted in the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre issuing an advisory causing flights to be cancelled in and out of Tauranga,' Lamb said. 'The steam and gas plume are typical behaviour for Whakaari/White Island and consistent with what we'd expect to see at Volcanic Alert Level 3 and Aviation Colour Code Orange. 'These levels acknowledge the current level of activity but also reflect the degree of uncertainty about the level of unrest due to the current lack of consistent, usable real-time monitoring data – volcanic activity could escalate with little or no warning.' On Sunday afternoon, the Tauranga region experienced a light easterly from about 1pm. This changed to a light southwesterly overnight and was expected to change to a light westerly by Monday evening, according to the MetService forecast. 'We do not expect there to be ashfall on the Bay of Plenty coastline, but during northerly or easterly wind conditions, locals might notice a sulphur odour caused by the minor ash load in the steam and gas plume,' Lamb said. Good information and advice about the impacts of the steam and gas plume or volcanic ash was available online at BOP Emergency Managemen t, NEMA and Health New Zealand.
RNZ News
11-05-2025
- RNZ News
More flights cancelled due to Whakaari White Island ash
File photo. Four flights were cancelled on Sunday. Photo: Supplied / Craig Miller / GNS Science Two more flights out of Tauranga have been cancelled due to volcanic ash from Whakaari White Island. Volcanic activity caused Air New Zealand to cancel four flights on Sunday evening. The airline said there may be more cancellations so those travelling through Tauranga should keep an eye on the airline's app and website. Geonet's website showed White Island remained at volcanic alert level 3 on Monday morning, which it said indicated a minor eruption. Whakaari, which lies offshore in the Bay of Plenty, is New Zealand's most active cone volcano. In 2019, tour groups visiting the island were caught in a sudden eruption, with 22 people killed and many more badly injured. The fifth anniversary of the incident was marked in a ceremony at Whakatāne, in December.
Gulf Today
26-03-2025
- Climate
- Gulf Today
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes New Zealand's South Island
A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats. Residents of the Southland and Fiordland regions should stay away from beaches and marine areas as strong and unusual currents may present a danger, the National Emergency Management Agency said. More than 4,700 people felt the quake, government seismic monitor Geonet said, as New Zealand media reported items falling and buildings swaying. "We had things fall off shelf. The outdoor wooden table dancing," a user posted on Facebook, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper. The quake was reported at a depth of 33 km (21 miles) about 160 km north-west of Snares Islands, the northernmost of New Zealand's sub-antarctic islands, Geonet said in an alert. The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 7, happened at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles). Australia's national weather bureau said there was no tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories. New Zealand lies on the seismically active "Ring of Fire", a 40,000-km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean. Reuters
Ammon
25-03-2025
- Climate
- Ammon
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes New Zealand's South Island
Ammon News - A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats. Residents of the Southland and Fiordland regions should stay away from beaches and marine areas as strong and unusual currents may present a danger, the National Emergency Management Agency said. More than 4,700 people felt the quake, government seismic monitor Geonet said, as New Zealand media reported items falling and buildings swaying. "We had things fall off shelf. The outdoor wooden table dancing," a user posted on Facebook, according to the New Zealand Herald newspaper. The quake was reported at a depth of 33 km (21 miles) about 160 km north-west of Snares Islands, the northernmost of New Zealand's sub-antarctic islands, Geonet said in an alert. The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 7, happened at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles). Australia's national weather bureau said there was no tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories.
