Relief and Support Underway in Tonga With Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s frigate HMNZS Wellington arrived in the Kingdom of Tonga yesterday for recovery and support in the wake of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami…

Tsunami Activity Cancelled

The National Advisory issued  following this morning’s earthquakes near the KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION is cancelled. The advice from GNS Science, based on ocean observations, is that the Beach and Marine…

Tsunami Warning Downgraded

Civil Defense has further downgraded the Tsunami threat level. All people who evacuated can now return. The advice remains, for all areas under Beach and Marine threat, to stay off…

Tsunami Warning for NZ Coastal Areas Following Magnitude 8.1 Kermadec Earthquake

The latest National Emergency Management Agency Civil Defence tsunami warning for New Zealand, coastal inundation (flooding of land areas) is expected on the West Coast of the North Island from…