Hon Kris Faafoi
New research into the probability of an Alpine Fault rupture reinforces the importance of taking action to plan and prepare for earthquakes, Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi says.
Research published by Dr Jamie Howarth of Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington today, shows there is a 75 per cent probability of the Alpine Fault rupturing over the next 50 years, up from around 30 per cent. The research also calculates there is about an 82 percent chance that such an earthquake would be magnitude 8 or higher.
“While we can never predict when an earthquake will happen, we have known for some time that the Alpine Fault is capable of generating a severe earthquake and our emergency response and management system has been developed on this basis,” Kris Faafoi said.
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Wellington City councillor Jenny Condie says banning footpath parking is in keeping with the council’s goal of prioritising pedestrians and cyclists. (File photo)
Parking on footpaths could soon become an offence in Wellington, following public complaints about increased risks to pedestrians and a lack of space for emergency vehicles. The change is being proposed as part of Wellington City Council’s new parking policy, introduced in August, which aims to reduce reliance on private vehicles, manage increasing parking demands and make it easier to travel around the city. The proposed new law would instigate a city-wide ban on parking on, or partially on, footpaths across the city, with infringement notices to be issued at the discretion of parking wardens.
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Samoa s general election is going down to the wire after preliminary voting results over the weekend resulted in a dead heat.
Samoa s election results have remained deadlocked, causing people in the island nation and its diaspora communities to nervously wait until they can find out who will become Samoa’s prime minister. Current Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi is Samoa’s longest serving leader and has been head of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) since 1998. But if things do not tip in HRPP’s favour, Samoa could see itself with its first woman prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mata afa – leader of newcomer party, Fa’atuatua i Le Atua Samoa ua Tasi and someone who spent her formative years in Wellington.
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