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In New Zealand's North Island heavy rains cause flooding on the Kapiti Coast in the Wellington Region prompting evacuations and closing road and rail links.
2015-05-14

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs near the town of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.
2015-04-24

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs on the lower North Island of New Zealand near the capital Wellington.
2014-01-20

Official alternative names are announced for the North Island and South Island of New Zealand with Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu as the respective Maori language names.
2013-10-10

Mount Tongariro, a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand, erupts for the second time in four months, with efforts underway to rescue people on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
2012-11-21

A cold snap in New Zealand causes widespread snow on both the North and South Islands, disruption to power supplies and the closures of roads and Wellington International Airport.
2011-08-15

A third explosion within a week occurs at the Pike River Mine on the South Island of New Zealand, where 29 men are presumed dead.
2010-11-26

Twenty-nine coal miners and officials are feared trapped following an explosion at the Pike River Coal Processing Plant at Atarau in the Grey District of the South Island of New Zealand.
2010-11-19

A plane crash near Fox Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand is believed to have killed 9 people.
2010-09-4

3 people are killed and 3 others are missing after a South Korean fishing boat sinks 400 miles from Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand.
2010-08-18