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There were three quakes near the Kermadec Islands on Friday, measuring 8.1 magnitude, 7.1m, and 7.4m. Emergency Management Southland had advised people to stay off beaches and shore areas. There was no requirement to evacuate. While the warning was in place, people were told to stay out the sea, rivers and estuaries, including in boats, and they also should not have gone sightseeing. Most of the country faced this level of threat on Friday. Parts of the coastal North Island faced a higher warning. earthquake.usgs.gov The two separate earthquake clusters on Friday. Residents in Invercar...

A tsunami warning for most of coastal Southland has been downgraded.

Southlanders queue for oysters after successful start to season 2 Mar, 2021 08:55 PM Quick Read The team at Barnes Oysters are well practised at shucking oysters. Photo / Laura Smith Otago Daily Times The boats are at sea and the oyster-lovers are queued as southern shops are stocking up with the now in-season Bluff delicacy. The start of the oyster season began on Monday, and the sought-after shellfish were selling well since Barnes Oysters opened at 8am yesterday morning. General manager Graeme Wright said processing began early yesterday morning. Read More

The fatness and colour of the oysters pleased Wright. “The majority of them [the 3500 dozen] will be sold from Dunedin and Wanaka south ... one guy reckons he’s coming down from Wanaka to buy some.” Kavinda Herath/Stuff Barnes Wild Bluff Oysters manager Graeme Wright check some of the oysters that will be sold to customers nationwide on Tuesday. About 1000 dozen would be sold to distributors in Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington and Auckland, Wright said. With Auckland at Covid-19 Alert Level 3, not as many orders had been received from customers in the City of Sails, as would usually...

Boats are set to hit Foveaux Strait today for the beginning of the oyster season.