Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Wanganui flooding
Start
14 Oct 2013
Finish
15 Oct 2013
The Mayor of Wanganui declared a local state of emergency in Wanganui in response to persistent heavy rain and high river levels.
Tsunami
Santa Cruz Islands tsunami
Start
06 Feb 2013
2:12 PM
Finish
07 Feb 2013
4:20 PM
Potential Threat to New Zealand advisory for North Cape, Auckland West, East Cape, Gisborne, Auckland East, New Plymouth, Wellington.
Volcanic unrest – Manawatū - Whanganui
Tongariro volcanic activity
Start
06 Aug 2012
12:25 PM
Finish
14 Jan 2013
Volcanic activity at Mt Tongariro. As GNS Science reports that the current status of Mount Tongariro is likely to remain indefinitely, with gas and steam emission continuing to be a feature for several years, this will be the last update published on the MCDEM website until the situation changes.
Earthquakes – Canterbury
Lyttelton earthquake
Start
24 Dec 2011
Finish
24 Dec 2011
7:00 PM
Lyttelton earthquake. The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) was activated in response to the Lyttelton quake event. The NCMC stood down at 7:00pm on Friday 23 December 2011.
Floods – Nelson - Tasman
Nelson Flooding
Start
13 Dec 2011
Finish
28 Dec 2011
8:00 AM
Nelson Flooding
Tsunami
Kermadec Islands tsunami
Start
22 Oct 2011
6:57 AM
Finish
22 Oct 2011
Potential tsunami threat to New Zealand
Tsunami
Kermadec Islands tsunami
Start
06 Jul 2011
Finish
07 Jul 2011
#Tsunami warning has been cancelled 0900, 7 July 2011 A tsunami was confirmed from the earthquake in the Kermadec Islands. Advice from GNS Science is that the tsunami does not represent a threat to New Zealand. However, they expect that there will be unusually strong tidal surges and currents. For the next 24 hours people should exercise caution and discretion before entering the water or going out in small boats in all parts of New Zealand.
Floods – Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay flooding
Start
28 Apr 2011
7:30 AM
Finish
03 May 2011
8:00 AM
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council declared in response to flooding and landslips in the Hawke’s Bay area.
Tsunami
Japan Tsunami
Start
11 Mar 2011
8:00 PM
Finish
12 Mar 2011
5:30 PM
Earthquakes – Canterbury
Christchurch Earthquake
Start
23 Feb 2011
10:30 AM
Finish
30 Apr 2011
12:00 AM
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 1251 hours on Tuesday 22 February 2011 approximately 10 km south- east of Christchurch causing significant damage to a number of buildings and major disruption to the Canterbury region. 181 confirmed fatalities were recorded as a direct result of the earthquake. A state of national emergency was declared.