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Emergency pods will be set up at 24 marae in the South Island in a bid to be better prepared in the face of a natural disaster. The pods are a collaboration...

As flooding events become more frequent and the threat of an Alpine Fault rupture looms, 24 marae across Te Waipounamu (South Island) are enhancing their emergency preparedness. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Te Puni Kōkiri have collaborated to supply ...

Emergency pods will be set up at 24 marae in the South Island in a bid to be better prepared in the face of a natural disaster.

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Firefighters have extinguished a fire that devastated several buildings at Christchurch’s wastewater treatment plant.

Almost 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which destroyed the roofs of two buildings and sent a huge plume of acrid smoke across the city.

Almost 50 firefighters battled the blaze, which sent a huge plume of acrid black smoke across Christchurch and caused residents to flee.

Almost 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which destroyed the roofs of two buildings and sent a huge plume of acrid smoke across the city.

Almost 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which destroyed the roofs of two buildings and sent a huge plume of acrid smoke across the city.

A planned $195m redevelopment can't come soon enough, with residents describing the existing facility as old-fashioned and unimpressive for visitors.